Form 10-K

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD - GLBC

Filed: March 17, 2000 (period: December 31, 1999)
Annual report which provides a comprehensive overview of the company for the past year

Table of Contents

10-K - FORM 10-K

Part I.
Item 1. Business...................................................... 1

Part I.
Item 2. Properties.................................................... 23

Part I.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings............................................. 23

Part I.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........... 24

Part II.
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related 25

Part II.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data....................................... 26

Part II.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 29

Part II.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.... 41

Part II.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................... 42

Part II.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting 42

Part III.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant............ 43

Part III.
Item 11. Executive Compensation........................................ 47

Part III.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and 55

Part III.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions................ 56

Part IV.
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 60

PART I
ITEM 1. ITEM 2. ITEM 3. ITEM 4. BUSINESS PROPERTIES LEGAL PROCEEDINGS SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

PART II
ITEM 5. ITEM 6. ITEM 7. ITEM 7A. ITEM 8. ITEM 9. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND

PART III
ITEM 10. ITEM 11. ITEM 12. ITEM 13. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 10-K SIGNATURES EX-3.10 (CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS) EX-10.33 (EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT) EX-10.34 (CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT) EX-10.36 (EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF 12/3/99) EX-12.1 (COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS) EX-21.1 (SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT) EX-23.1 (CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN) EX-27.1 (FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE)

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FORM 10-K FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Mark One) [X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 OR [_]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number: 000-24565 GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. BERMUDA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 98-0189783 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

WESSEX HOUSE 45 REID STREET HAMILTON HM12, BERMUDA (Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (441) 296-8600 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Title of Each Class Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Names of Each Exchange on Which Registered Nasdaq National Market

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [_] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [_] The aggregate market value of the common stock of the Registrant held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on March 3, 2000, based on the closing price of the common stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market on such date of $56 7/16 per share, was $32,719,415,619. The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 3, 2000, was 801,748,228, including 22,033,758 treasury shares. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES For The Year Ended December 31, 1999 INDEX Page ----

Part I. Item 1. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. Part II. Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Shareholder Matters........................................... Selected Financial Data....................................... Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations..................................... Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.... Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................... Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure...................................... 25 Business...................................................... Properties.................................................... Legal Proceedings............................................. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........... 1 23 23 24

Item 6. Item 7.

26 29

Item 7A. Item 8. Item 9.

41 42 42

Part III. Item 10. Item 11. Item 12. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant............ Executive Compensation........................................ Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.................................................... Certain Relationships and Related Transactions................ 43 47 55

Item 13. Part IV. Item 14.

56

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 60 10-K.......................................................... Consolidated Financial Statements........................................ F-1 Signatures............................................................... S-1

PART I In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, "GCL" refers to Global Crossing Ltd. and the "Company," "Global Crossing," "we," "our" and "us" refer to GCL and its consolidated subsidiaries (unless the context otherwise requires). Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, references to "dollars" and "$" are to United States dollars. ITEM 1. BUSINESS Introduction We are building and offering services over the world's first integrated global fiber optic network, consisting of 101,000 announced route miles and serving five continents, 27 countries and more than 200 major cities. Upon completion of our currently announced systems, our network and its telecommunications and Internet product offerings will be available in markets constituting over 80% of the world's international communications traffic. We are included in both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq 100 index. Our operations are headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with executive offices in Los Angeles, California; Morristown, New Jersey; and Rochester, New York. We are incorporated in Bermuda, and the address of our principal executive offices is Wessex House, 45 Reid Street, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda. Our telephone number is 441-296-8600. You may visit us at our website located at www.globalcrossing.com. Business Strategy Global Crossing's strategy is to be the premier provider of global Internet Protocol ("IP") and data services for both wholesale and retail customers. We are building a state-of-the-art fiber optic network that we believe to be of unprecedented global scope and scale to serve as the backbone for this strategy. We believe that our network will enable us to be the low cost service provider in most of our addressable markets. Global Crossing offers a variety of voice, data and Internet services throughout most of North America and Europe. During 2000, we intend to aggressively roll out similar services in Asia, Mexico, Central America and South America. In Asia, these services will be offered through our Asia Global Crossing joint venture with Softbank Corp. and Microsoft Corporation. Asia Global Crossing aims to become the first truly pan-Asian carrier to offer worldwide bandwidth and data communications. As such, we believe that Asia Global Crossing will be uniquely positioned to take advantage of the anticipated explosive growth and increasingly favorable regulatory environment in the Asian telecommunications markets. In each of our businesses, we intend to expand significantly our current product offerings, with an increasing focus on value-added services. In particular, our GlobalCenter subsidiary will expand its product set to become a single-source e-commerce service solution that will provide web-centric businesses with the high availability, flexibility and scalability necessary to compete in the rapidly expanding digital economy. Business Combinations The Asia Global Crossing joint venture was established on November 24, 1999. We contributed to the joint venture our development rights in East Asia Crossing, an approximately 11,000 mile undersea network that will link several countries in eastern Asia, and our 58% interest in Pacific Crossing, an undersea system connecting 1

the United States and Japan. Softbank Corp. and Microsoft Corporation each contributed $175 million in cash to Asia Global Crossing. In addition, Softbank and Microsoft committed to make a total of at least $200 million in capacity purchases on our network over a three-year period, expected to be utilized primarily on PC-1 and EAC. Softbank and Microsoft have also agreed to use Asia Global Crossing's network in the region, subject to specified conditions. Also on November 24, 1999, we completed our acquisition of Racal Telecom, a group of wholly owned subsidiaries of Racal Electronics plc, for approximately $1.6 billion in cash. Racal Telecom owns one of the most extensive fiber telecommunications networks in the United Kingdom, consisting of approximately 4,650 route miles of fiber and reaching more than 2,000 cities and towns. On September 28, 1999, we completed the acquisition of Frontier Corporation in a merger transaction valued at over $10 billion, with Frontier shareholders receiving 2.05 shares of our common stock for each share of Frontier common stock held. Frontier is one of the largest long distance telecommunications companies in the United States and one of the leading providers of facilitiesbased integrated communications and Internet services. On July 2, 1999, we completed our acquisition of the Global Marine Systems division of Cable & Wireless Plc for approximately $908 million in cash and assumed liabilities. Global Marine Systems owns the largest fleet of cable laying and maintenance vessels in the world and currently services more than a third of the world's undersea cable miles. Recent Developments On March 2, 2000, we announced that Leo Hindery had succeeded Robert Annunziata as Global Crossing's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hindery will also continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of GlobalCenter Inc., our subsidiary that provides complex web hosting and Internet infrastructure services. Mr. Annunziata will continue as a director of Global Crossing. In addition, on March 2, 2000, we also announced our intentions to create a tracking stock for GlobalCenter, which will continue to complement our worldwide operations. On February 29, 2000, we announced that we had concluded an agreement to provide substantial additional capacity to Deutsche Telekom AG. Total capacity sold to Deutsche Telekom is now 35 gigabits per second ("Gbps") on AC-1, the fiber-optic system that provides a link between North America and Germany. On February 22, 2000, we announced a definitive agreement to acquire IXnet, Inc., a leading provider of specialized IP-based network services to the global financial services community, and its parent company, IPC Communications, Inc., in exchange for shares of common stock of Global Crossing valued at approximately $3.8 billion. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, 1.184 Global Crossing shares will be exchanged for each IXnet share not owned by IPC and 5.417 Global Crossing shares will be exchanged for each share of IPC. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2000 and is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. On January 26, 2000, our Asia Global Crossing joint venture announced an agreement to create GlobalCenter Japan, a joint venture with Japan's Internet Research Institute, Inc. ("IRI"). GlobalCenter Japan will design, develop and construct a media distribution center in Japan providing connectivity worldwide through the Global Crossing Network. The joint venture will also develop and provide complex web hosting services, e-commerce support and applications hosting solutions. Asia Global Crossing will own 89 percent of GlobalCenter Japan, with IRI owning the remaining 11 percent. On January 12, 2000, we established a joint venture, called Hutchison Global Crossing, with Hutchison Whampoa Limited to pursue fixed-line telecommunications and Internet opportunities in Hong Kong. For its 50% share, Hutchison Whampoa contributed to the joint venture its building-to-building fixed-line telecommunications network in Hong Kong and a number of Internetrelated assets. In addition, Hutchison Whampoa has agreed that any fixed-line telecommunications activities it pursues in China will be carried out by 2

the joint venture. For our 50% share, we provided to Hutchison Whampoa $400 million in Global Crossing convertible preferred stock (convertible into shares of Global Crossing common stock at a rate of $45 per share) and committed to contribute to the joint venture international telecommunications capacity rights on our network and certain media distribution center capabilities which together are valued at $350 million, as well as $50 million in cash. We intend to integrate our interest in Hutchison Global Crossing into Asia Global Crossing. Services General We provide services in three principal segments. Our telecommunications services segment offers a variety of integrated telecommunications products and services to customers through our global fiber optic network. Our installation and maintenance services segment, consisting of our Global Marine Systems subsidiary, installs and maintains undersea fiber optic cable systems to carrier customers worldwide. Finally, our incumbent local exchange carrier ("ILEC") services segment provides local communications services through local exchange service providers in 13 states, serving over one million access lines. Telecommunications Services Global Crossing provides a variety of integrated telecommunications and Internet-based products designed to meet the customer's total communications needs. Global Crossing provides domestic and international voice services, data products, Internet-based services, structured bandwidth services and other communications products to primarily small to mid-size business customers, web-centric businesses and other telecommunication carriers. Beginning in 2000, we will begin marketing products more intensely to large multinational customers who have bandwidth-intensive applications and international requirements. Such customers demand global end-to-end solutions. We are well positioned to address this market due to the international scope and broadband capacity of our network along with the flexibility of product pricing to maintain competitiveness. Global Crossing offers the following products and services to its customers: . . Voice: Switched and dedicated outbound voice services for local, domestic, and international traffic. Data Transport: Point-to-point data services in a number of products (including private line, ATM, frame relay, X.25 and Internet access) and varying bandwidth sizes (from fractional T-1 to OC-192). Virtual Private Network ("VPN"): Customizable network solutions where our customers create a private network by using the Global Crossing Network without purchasing dedicated facilities. In addition, customers have flexibility to change capacity requirements between points over time and reconfigure their VPNs to meet changing requirements. International Private Line ("IPL"): Expanded services providing retail customers greater flexibility at reduced cost. We currently provide access to New York, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris and Tokyo, with access expected to be available to 18 additional cities within the next six months. Web Hosting Services: A combination of digital distribution services, server co-location, equipment sales, consulting services and professional expertise aimed at supporting customers' mission critical Internet operations. This product is easily scalable to meet customer needs and is marketed primarily by our GlobalCenter subsidiary. Advanced Voice and Data Services: These services combine traditional voice or data products with additional features. Products include calling card, 800/888 toll free services, voice mail, audio conferencing, video conferencing and broadcast fax. Advanced Internet Services: Products include basic dial-up and dedicated Internet access along with web-based applications such as e-mail hosting, unified messaging, off-site data storage and backup. 3

Structured Bandwidth Services: Historically, we have sold capacity on our systems on an Indefeasible Right of Use ("IRU") basis, whereby the customer purchased a unit of point to point capacity for the expected economic life of the system, typically in increments of 155 megabits per second ("Mbps"), a unit known as an STM-1. However, with the consummation of our acquisition of Frontier in September 1999, we have begun to derive a significant source of revenue from service offerings involving leases of capacity on our systems in smaller increments and for periods significantly shorter than the expected useful life of the system. From time to time, we also engage in sales of "dark" fiber (i.e., fiber that has not been equipped with the electronic components necessary for telecommunications transmission). Payment for long-term leases of capacity or dark fiber is typically made in advance of activation, although in some cases a customer's payments are made in installments over two to four years. For short-term bandwidth services, customers are typically billed on a monthly basis. Due to the breadth of the Global Crossing Network, we are uniquely positioned to offer worldwide capacity to our customers. Many customers acknowledge that their need for large bandwidth is increasing, but they are often uncertain with regard to the precise routes where their particular growth will take place. In order to stimulate customer loyalty and leverage this uncertainty, we have developed the Global Crossing Network Offer, which allows customers who can make a multi-year commitment the flexibility to activate capacity where needed, in a "just-in-time" manner, in return for volume discounted pricing. As our network continues to expand, we are exploring other marketing programs that will provide further benefits to our customers and position Global Crossing as the broadband infrastructure provider of choice. Moreover, because our centralized Global Crossing Network Center ("GCNC"), located in The Docklands, London, England, enables us to monitor and direct transmission on our cable systems worldwide, we believe that we have a strategic advantage in being able to more quickly activate capacity for a customer on any of our systems. . Switched Services: We provide originating and switched terminating services to long distance carriers over our switched services network. Such services are generally offered on a month-to-month basis, and the service is billed on a minutes-of-use basis. Internet Protocol Services: We offer IP Services to carriers, Internet Service Providers ("ISPs") and other business customers over our global IP network. Such services are offered on a month-to-month basis and generally billed on a megabit per second (Mbps) basis.

Installation and Maintenance Services We offer both installation and maintenance services for undersea cable systems through our Global Marine Systems subsidiary. Global Marine Systems has the largest fleet of cable ships in the world, comprised of both maintenance vessels and installation vessels. These vessels operate throughout the world. Since the acquisition, Global Marine Systems added three ships, with five additional ships to enter service early in 2000. Global Marine Systems also announced an agreement with Maersk to charter ships as needed. Global Marine Systems' business consists of two components: installation and maintenance. . Maintenance: Global Marine Systems is the world's market leader for submarine cable maintenance with 31% of the world market by value in 1999. 4

Global Marine Systems' maintenance business is centered around cable system security. Despite optimum route planning and installation, cables are sometimes damaged on the seabed. The maintenance cable ship must be able to retrieve a partially buried cable down to two thousand meters as well as retrieve and repair a cable from the furthest ocean depths. With cable in water depths of up to nine thousand meters, the cable ship is a specialized vessel designed to operate continuously in the extreme weather conditions found in the major cable routes around the world. . Installation: Global Marine Systems' installation business has a market share in excess of 25%, making it a leading competitor in the undersea telecommunications installation industry. Revenue from installation is linked to the number of submarine telecommunication cable systems annually installed worldwide. Such systems traverse many types of seabed, including active continental shelves, flat deep-water abyssal plains and mountainous oceanic ridges. The objective when installing cable is to deploy it in such a way as to minimize the risk of damage to the cable either from external threats or from natural wear effects caused by ocean currents and tides. The cable can either be buried into the seabed if protection is required from threats such as fishing and anchoring or it can simply be laid across the surface of the seabed. ILEC Services Global Crossing's ILEC services segment comprises one of the largest local exchange service providers in the United States. This segment consists of 34 regulated telephone operating subsidiaries in 13 states, serving in excess of one million access lines. Such services are marketed under the name Frontier Telephone, a Frontier Communications Company. The local exchange carriers provide local, toll, access and resale services, sell, install and maintain customer premises equipment and provide directory services. Our ILEC services segment excludes local services provided by our subsidiaries authorized as competitive local exchange carriers ("CLECs"), which services are included in our telecommunications services segment. Generally speaking, ILECs tend to be the original provider of local exchange service in a given area and, accordingly, receive a greater degree of regulation than do CLECs and other carriers without market power. We have installed advanced digital switching platforms throughout all of our switching network, making it one of the first in the industry to be served by an entirely digital network for our local exchange companies. We have achieved substantial cost reductions through the elimination of duplicative services and procedures and the consolidation of administrative functions. We believe that additional cost reductions may be obtainable from advanced switching platforms and outside plant delivery systems. We intend to pursue additional gains in productivity by investing in these technologies where feasible and by reengineering customer service processes. Of the approximately 1,072,000 access lines in service on December 31, 1999, 737,000 were residential lines and 335,000 were business lines. Long distance network service to and from points outside of the telephone companies' operating territories is provided by interconnection with the facilities of interexchange carriers. We are pursuing several alternatives to provide expanded broadband capabilities to our customers. To date, we have installed over 31,000 fiber miles of fiber based network facilities, totaling more than 930 route miles, in the Rochester, New York area to provide our customers with enhanced capacity and to enable us to offer new products. We provide expanded broadband services to select customers, including video-distance learning arrangements for educational institutions and access to SONET based fiber rings for major business customers. In addition to these offerings, we plan to aggressively begin marketing Digital Subscriber Line ("DSL") services in 2000. In connection with our integration strategy, we have developed a program known as "Frontier Long Distance," whereby our local exchange companies resell our integrated services. We believe that many customers prefer the convenience of obtaining their long distance service through their local telephone company and receiving a single bill. Frontier Long Distance is currently offered in the product lines of most of Global Crossing's local telephone exchange companies. 5

The Global Crossing Network The fiber optic cable systems that we have completed or that are under development will form a state-of-the-art interconnected worldwide high capacity fiber optic network. The following systems are currently in service: . . Atlantic Crossing-1, referred to as "AC-1", an undersea system connecting the United States and Europe; North American Crossing, referred to as "NAC", formerly part of Frontier, a terrestrial system connecting major cities in the United States; Pan European Crossing, referred to as "PEC", a primarily terrestrial system connecting major European cities to AC-1; Racal Telecom Network, a terrestrial network in the United Kingdom to be operated in conjunction with PEC; Pacific Crossing, referred to as "PC-1", an undersea system connecting the United States and Japan; Global Access Ltd., referred to as "GAL", a terrestrial system connecting a number of major cities in Japan to PC-1; Hutchison Global Crossing, referred to as "HGC", a terrestrial network in Hong Kong, connecting to EAC; and Mid-Atlantic Crossing, referred to as "MAC", an undersea system connecting the eastern United States and the Caribbean.

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The following systems are in varying stages of development: . Atlantic Crossing-2 ("AC-2", and together with AC-1, referred to as "AC"), an undersea system that will connect the United States and Europe; East Asia Crossing, referred to as "EAC", an undersea system that will connect several countries in Asia to PC-1; Pan American Crossing, referred to as "PAC", a primarily undersea system that will connect the western United States, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela and the Caribbean; and South American Crossing, referred to as "SAC", an undersea and terrestrial system that will connect the major cities of South America to MAC, PAC and the rest of our network.

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Although many of these fiber optic cable systems are wholly-owned, some are being developed through joint ventures with one or more partners. EAC and our 58% economic interest in PC-1 are being developed through our Asia Global Crossing joint venture, for which we are responsible for management and operation. In addition, we expect to construct parts of the terrestrial portion of SAC through joint venture arrangements, and terrestrial connectivity to PAC in Mexico will similarly be developed through a joint venture. We will be responsible for management and operation of these entities. Finally, we own a 50% interest in Hutchison Global Crossing and a 49% interest in Global Access Ltd., which is constructing GAL. Management and operation of these two entities will be performed by or with our joint venture partners. All of our undersea systems are equipped with state-of-the-art dense wave division multiplexing ("DWDM") technology, a method of increasing the amount of a cable's transmission capacity through installation of electronic equipment at cable landing stations and without requiring the undersea cable to be physically handled. The twin operations and management centers for the Global Crossing Network are the Customer Care Center, located in Bermuda, and the GCNC, located in The Docklands, London, England. These two facilities provide complete customer support--from provisioning and assistance to billing. From the GCNC, Global 6

Crossing technicians and network managers monitor and control all undersea cable systems, shore station equipment and terrestrial facilities worldwide. The GCNC began operations in the fourth quarter of 1999. Network Systems Atlantic Crossing AC-1, our first undersea fiber optic cable in the Atlantic region, is an approximately 9,000 mile, four fiber pair self-healing ring that connects the United States and Europe with landing stations in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany. The full ring currently offers 80 Gbps of service capacity and is being upgraded to offer 140 Gbps. AC-1 started service on its United States to United Kingdom segment during May 1998, and the full system was completed during February 1999. On February 17, 2000, we announced that we had entered into an agreement with Level 3 Communications, Inc. to co-build an additional high-capacity, fiber optic transatlantic cable. Our two fiber pairs in the cable, to be called AC-2, will provide us with an additional 560 Gbps of capacity along this route. AC-2 will be integrated with the two cables of AC-1, providing AC2 with self-healing capabilities. The new cable is expected to be in service in September 2000. In addition, Level 3 Communications, Inc. agreed to acquire capacity on AC-1 to provide Level 3 Communications, Inc. with self-healing ring circuitry. North American Crossing We acquired NAC, formerly the Frontier Optronics Network, as a result of our September 1999 merger with Frontier Corporation. The core fiber network, offering more than 13,000 route miles of optical fiber capacity, was completed in August 1999. The full network, consisting of approximately 20,000 route miles, is expected to be completed by the end of March 2000. Pan European Crossing Upon completion, PEC will consist of eight self-healing rings offering connectivity between AC and 41 major European metropolitan centers. Phase I of this system, connecting 13 cities, was completed in December 1999. The complete system, expected to consist of approximately 13,400 miles with 24 to 72 fiber pairs as well as spare conduits, is anticipated to be completed by early 2001. We intend to operate the Racal Telecom Network in conjunction with PEC. Acquired in November 1999, the Racal Telecom Network is one of the most extensive fiber telecommunications networks in the United Kingdom, consisting of approximately 4,500 route miles of fiber and reaching more than 2,000 cities and towns. Pacific Crossing PC-1, our first undersea fiber optic cable in the Pacific region, is being developed as an approximately 13,100 mile, four fiber pair self-healing ring connecting California and Washington in the western United States with two landing sites in Japan. The PC-1 self-healing ring is designed to operate initially at 80 Gbps of service capacity, upgradable to a minimum of 160 Gbps. The first segment of PC-1 commenced service in December 1999 and the full system is anticipated to be completed in July 2000. Global Access Ltd. GAL is an approximately 1,000 mile fiber optic terrestrial system in Japan that, among other things, will connect the PC-1 cable stations with Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, Japan. The first phase of GAL's development was completed in December 1999, with the full system anticipated to be completed by the third quarter of 2000. Hutchison Global Crossing Hutchison Global Crossing owns and operates a building-to-building fixedline telecommunications network in Hong Kong and a number of Internet-related assets. The fiber optic network as of December 1999 extended over 400 miles and is expected to be expanded during 2000. In addition, any fixed-line telecommunications activities that Hutchison Whampoa pursues in China will be carried out by the joint venture. 7

Mid-Atlantic Crossing MAC is an approximately 4,700 mile two fiber pair self-healing ring connecting New York, the Caribbean and Florida. MAC connects to AC via its cable station in Brookhaven, New York, to NAC via its cable stations in Brookhaven and in Hollywood, Florida and to SAC and PAC via its cable station in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. This system is being designed to operate initially at 20 Gbps of service capacity, upgradable to a minimum of 40 Gbps. MAC commenced service in January 2000, with the full system anticipated to be completed during 2000. East Asia Crossing EAC will be an approximately 11,000 mile terrestrial and undersea cable system, Phase I of which will link Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong, and Phase II of which is expected to further link Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. EAC is being designated to operate initially at 80 Gbps of service capacity, upgradable to a minimum of 1,200 Gbps. The first segment of EAC's development, linking Japan and Hong Kong, is expected to be completed by December 2000, with the full Phase I system anticipated to be completed by June 2001. Pan American Crossing PAC will be an approximately 6,000 mile two fiber pair cable system connecting California, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela and the Caribbean. PAC will interconnect with PC- 1 and NAC through our landing station in Grover Beach, California, with MAC through our landing station in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands and with SAC through our landing station in Fort Amador, Panama. PAC is being designed to operate initially at 20 Gbps of service capacity, upgradable to a minimum of 40 Gbps. PAC is anticipated to commence service during 2000. In connection with PAC, we own a 49% interest in Global Crossing Landing Mexicana, S. de R.L. de C.V., a joint venture company jointly owned with an affiliate of Bestel, S.A. de C.V., that will provide approximately 2,200 miles of terrestrial connectivity in Mexico and connect to the PAC system. South American Crossing SAC will be an approximately 9,900 mile undersea and 1,500 mile terrestrial fiber optic network directly linking the major cities of South America through MAC and PAC to the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe. We plan to build SAC in three phases. The first two phases, providing Argentina and Brazil with connectivity to the Global Crossing Network, are scheduled to commence service in the fourth quarter of 2000. The final phase, completing the loop around the continent, is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2001. Initially, SAC is expected to have a capacity of 40 Gbps and to be upgradable to a minimum of 80 Gbps. The undersea portion of SAC will constitute a state-of-the-art four-fiber pair, self-healing ring, expected to connect to landing sites at St. Croix; Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro and Santos, Brazil; Las Toninas, Argentina; Valparaiso, Chile; Lurin, Peru; Buenaventura, Colombia; and Fort Amador, Panama. Terrestrial segments are expected to connect to most major South American cities, including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima, Cali and Bogota. The SAC ring is expected to be completed on its southern-most end by a terrestrial link across the Andes between Las Toninas and Valparaiso. The PAC system from Panama to St. Croix is expected to complete the ring. Additional Business Opportunities In addition to the core components of the Global Crossing Network, we also intend from time to time to make strategic investments and other contractual arrangements to better enable us to expand our offerings of products and services. Some of these opportunities include: 8

NextWave. We have agreed to make an equity investment in NextWave Telecom Inc. as part of NextWave's plan of bankruptcy reorganization, subject to certain conditions relating to NextWave's retaining communications licenses from the Federal Communications Commission. In addition, we have entered into a strategic services agreement with NextWave making us the preferred provider of backhaul, long distance backbone, web-hosting and other communications services to NextWave. NextWave plans to deploy a wireless telecommunications network specifically designed to provide next generation wireless services, including Internet access. Telergy. We have entered into an agreement with Telergy, Inc., under which we have acquired 96 strands of fiber throughout the New York area on Telergy's 100-mile New York City network. In addition, the agreement provides us with an ownership position in Telergy and representation on its board of directors. Global Crossing and Telergy have also agreed to explore co-build opportunities in the northeastern United States and to seek to utilize the Telergy network as needed for redundancy and termination of Global Crossing traffic in certain areas. Africa ONE. We have been selected to provide marine operations and to act as project manager of Africa ONE, an estimated $1.6 billion cable system consisting of a self-healing ring around the continent of Africa. We do not intend to make an equity investment in this system. Principal Customers Although we have greatly expanded the number of products and services that we offer to our customers, our principal customers to date have been licensed telecommunications providers, including post, telephone and telegraph companies, Internet service providers and established and emerging telecommunications companies, that have purchased significant amounts of capacity on our systems worldwide. Significant customers in our telecommunications services segment include Deutsche Telekom, MCI Worldcom, Level 3 Communications, KPN Qwest, Teleglobe, Telia, British Telecom, Viatel and AT&T. In addition, the largest of our web hosting customers include Yahoo!, The Motley Fool, Ziff-Davis, MP3.com and eToys. Principal Suppliers Our principal suppliers are the companies that are constructing the various cable systems that comprise the Global Crossing Network. Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. ("TSSL") completed construction of AC-1; is responsible for the design and installation of PAC; together with Alcatel, is responsible for design and installation of MAC; and, together with Kokusai Denshin DenwaSubmarine Cable Systems ("KDD-SCS") (as a subcontractor), is responsible for design and installation of PC-1. Alcatel is responsible for the design and construction of SAC, while KDD-SCS is responsible for the design and construction of the first phase of EAC. We utilize multiple suppliers for terrestrial systems. Competition Telecommunications Services The telecommunications industry is highly competitive. Many of our existing and potential competitors, particularly in our telecommunications services markets, compete with significantly greater financial, personnel, marketing and other resources, and have other competitive advantages. The telecommunications industry is in a period of rapid technological evolution, marked by increasing fiber and satellite transmission capacity, new technologies and the introduction of new products and services. For instance, recent technological advances enable substantial increases in transmission capacity of both new and existing fiber, which could affect capacity supply and demand. Also, the introduction of new products or emergence of new technologies may reduce the cost or increase the supply of certain services similar to those we provide. 9

High initial network cost and low marginal costs of carrying long distance traffic have led to a trend among non-facilities-based carriers to consolidate in order to achieve economies of scale. Such consolidation could result in larger, better-capitalized competitors. However, we believe that owning our own network will offer an advantage over carriers that lease network capacity. Increased consolidation and strategic alliances in the industry resulting from the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the "Telecom Act") have allowed significant new competitors to enter the industry, including local exchange carriers, previously prohibited from the inter-state market. In recent years, competition has increased dramatically in all areas of our communications services market. Our primary competitors include Qwest, AT&T, Sprint and MCI WorldCom and foreign PTTs, all of whom have extensive experience in the long distance market. The impact of continuing consolidation in the industry is uncertain. In addition, pursuant to the Telecom Act, local exchange carriers, including Bell Atlantic, have begun to enter the long distance market in their home service areas. As we expand our business into Internet protocol services, we are also competing with a wide range of companies that provide web hosting, Internet access and other Internet protocol products and services. Significant competitors include IBM, GTE, UUNet (a subsidiary of MCI WorldCom), Digex and Exodus. In addition, many smaller companies have entered the market for webbased services. The routes addressed by our systems are currently served by several cable systems as well as satellites. Primary future sources of transatlantic competition for us may result from, among others, (1) TAT-14, a transatlantic cable system which is being developed by its consortium members, including British Telecom, AT&T, France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom, (2) Flag Atlantic1, a transatlantic system which is being developed by Flag Telecom and Global Telesystems Group Inc., (3) a transatlantic cable system being developed by Level 3 (the other half of the cable we are co-building as AC-2); and (4) Hibernia, a transatlantic cable system being developed by Worldwide Fiber Inc. Similarly, we expect to face competition in the transpacific market from, among others, (1) the China-U.S. Cable Network, a transpacific system being developed as a "private cable system" by fourteen large carriers, including SBC Communications Inc., MCI WorldCom Inc., AT&T and Sprint, most of which have traditionally sponsored consortium cables and (2) the Japan-U.S. Cable Network, a transpacific system being developed by a consortium of major telecommunications carriers, including MCI WorldCom Inc., AT&T, Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co. Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Cable & Wireless and GTE. In addition, we will face competition on PEC, our trans-European network. There are several carriers, including Viatel, KPN-Qwest, MCI WorldCom, Inc., a joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, British Telecom, Global Telesystems Group and a joint venture between Level 3 and COLT Telecom Group plc, which are currently planning or building trans-European network assets. We also face competition for our SAC network in South America. At least six other systems are planned to be completed in the region by the third quarter of 2001, including two consortium cables (Americas-2 and Atlantis-2); Atlantica-1, a ring network being constructed by GlobeNet connecting Venezuela, Brazil, and (through terrestrial cables) Argentina to North America; and SAm-1, a ring system being constructed by Telefonica S.A. and TSSL connecting Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Colombia to the United States. In addition, we may face competition from existing and planned regional systems and satellites on our MAC and PAC routes, where entrants are vying for purchases from a small but rapidly growing customer base. In addition to the systems mentioned above, several other regional and global systems are being developed, most notably by TSSL, which has recently announced its plans to build a worldwide cable network, and Project Oxygen, a global system being evaluated by the CTR Group, Ltd. 10

In the United States, there are several facilities-based long distance fiber optic networks competing with our NAC cable system, including those of AT&T, Sprint, MCI WorldCom, Qwest, GTE, Broadwing Communications, Level 3 Communications and Williams Communications. Installation and Maintenance Services Although Global Marine Systems is the world's largest undersea cable installation and maintenance company, with approximately 25% of the industry's total vessels, it faces potential competition not only from existing market participants but also from potential new entrants. There are currently three other major supply companies in the undersea cable industry: TSSL, Alcatel and KDD-SCS. Pirelli also has a presence in the industry, and there are a number of smaller suppliers which have focused primarily on regional routes or nonrepeatered systems. It is unclear whether TSSL will continue to provide significant installation and maintenance services to others following its announcement that it is constructing its own worldwide cable network. ILEC Services We face many competitors in the provision of equipment and facilities used in connection with our local exchange networks, as this market has become increasingly competitive in recent years. The market for the provision of local services itself is now competitive in Rochester, New York, as a result of the Open Market Plan, and the Telecom Act is likely to result in significantly greater competition in other markets. The Company's telephone properties outside the Rochester, New York, area are experiencing competition in limited areas. Long distance companies largely access their end user customers through interconnection with local exchange companies. These long distance companies pay access fees to the local exchange companies for these services. The provision of access services in Rochester and elsewhere by our ILEC services segment is considered to be competitive. Regulation Our submarine and terrestrial fiber optic cable systems and telecommunications services are subject to regulation at the federal, state, and local levels in the United States, as well as regulation by regulatory agencies in the various foreign countries in which we have facilities or operations. REGULATION IN THE UNITED STATES Federal Regulation The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") regulates the interstate and international telecommunications facilities and services of telecommunications common carriers. Specifically, common carriers must comply with the requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecom Act. Implementation of the Telecom Act is subject to various federal and state rulemaking and judicial procedures; therefore, the effects of the Telecom Act on us cannot be accurately predicted. We have obtained authority from the FCC to provide international telecommunications services as a non-dominant carrier on a facilities-based and resale basis. We also have obtained cable landing licenses that permit us to land and operate submarine cable systems in U.S. territory. Domestically, our subsidiaries provide local services as authorized CLECs in 34 states (including Washington D.C.). Other subsidiaries are certificated as ILECs in 13 states. The scope of our activities in the United States makes us subject to varying, and sometimes conflicting, regulation. We are treated as non-dominant for our interstate and international operations. For local exchange services, some of our subsidiaries are treated as ILECs and others as CLECs. Generally speaking, the FCC imposes a greater degree of regulation on ILECs and other dominant providers and less regulation on CLECs 11

and other carriers without market power. The issues discussed below may have positive effects on certain of our subsidiaries and negative effects on other subsidiaries, and, thus, the net effect on us cannot be accurately predicted. The intent of the Telecom Act is to increase competition in the U.S. telecommunications market. To achieve this goal, the Telecom Act seeks to open local access markets to competition by requiring ILECs to permit interconnection to their networks and imposing various other obligations on them. Interconnection. In August 1996, the FCC released its First Report and Order on interconnection, which established rules for the implementation of the Telecom Act's obligations. In July 1997, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated portions of the FCC's decision. On January 25, 1999, the United States Supreme Court reversed, and affirmed the FCC's authority to promulgate rules governing pricing, found that the FCC had authority to promulgate a "pick and choose" rule for interconnection, and upheld most of the FCC's rules governing access to unbundled network elements. The Court remanded to the FCC the issue of which network elements must be unbundled by ILECs. On remand, the FCC retained most of its original list of network elements to be unbundled, but eliminated the requirements that ILECs provide unbundled access to (i) local switching for customers with four or more lines in the most densely populated parts of the top 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, (ii) operator services, and (iii) directory assistance. The rules governing the pricing, terms, and conditions of interconnection agreements remain unsettled, and the scope of our interconnection rights and obligations, both as an ILEC and a CLEC, may change in ways that are not foreseeable. Unbundling and Collocation. In March 1999, the FCC required ILECs to offer unbundled loops and collocation on more favorable terms than were available previously. The FCC order permits collocation of equipment that can be used to provide advanced data services, such as Digital Subscriber Line services, and requires ILECs to permit "cageless" collocation by CLECs. The FCC deferred action on its proposal to permit ILECs to offer advanced data services through separate affiliates and to free those affiliates from some of the obligations of the Telecom Act. Universal Service. The Telecom Act required the FCC to restructure the manner in which universal service fund payments are established and distributed, and the FCC has significantly expanded the federal universal service subsidy regime to include low-income consumers. We are required to contribute to these programs based on our interstate and international revenue from end-user telecommunications services. Contribution rates change quarterly. Currently, the contribution rate is 5.877% of interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenue. We are unable to specify the amount of any universal service contributions that we will be required to make in future years. Reciprocal Compensation. Under the Telecom Act, a local exchange carrier that terminates calls to customers on its network is entitled to be compensated by the local exchange carrier of the originating customer. Some ILECs have taken the position that compensation is not owed for inbound calls to Internet Service Providers ("ISPs") on the grounds that this type of traffic is not local and, thus, not covered by the terms of existing interconnection agreements. As a result, some ILECs have threatened to withhold, and in some cases have withheld, compensation to CLECs for such calls. The FCC has requested comments on the rules that it should adopt to govern compensation for ISP-bound traffic. Comments have been filed by interested parties and a decision is expected in the first quarter of 2000. We cannot accurately predict how the FCC will rule or what impact that rule may have on future interconnection negotiations. As an ILEC in New York, we currently are required to pay significant reciprocal compensation payments for inbound calls to ISPs. The state public utility commissions ("PUCs") of Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Minnesota, states in which we also operate ILECs, also have concluded that reciprocal compensation is owed for ISP-bound calls. Any reciprocal compensation payments in those states are not material to our operations. We cannot predict whether the amounts of our reciprocal compensation payments in these or other states will change in the future. 12

Access Charges. Our costs to provide long distance services and our revenue from providing local services are affected by ongoing substantial changes in the "access charge" rates imposed by ILECs on long distance carriers for origination and termination of long distance calls over local facilities. The increased pricing flexibility of "price cap ILECs" (i.e. ILECs subject to the FCC's access charge price cap rules), such as our Frontier ILEC subsidiaries, may have an adverse impact on our interstate access costs if not properly implemented by ILECs and enforced by the FCC, but could also make it easier for price cap ILECs to offer reduced access charge rates in markets subject to competition. The FCC is continuing to examine further access charge changes, including granting further pricing flexibility to price cap ILECs. Tariffing and Filing Requirements. Non-dominant carriers must file tariffs with the FCC stating the rates, terms, and conditions of their interstate and international services. The FCC also imposes reporting and filing requirements on such carriers. We must file periodic reports regarding our interstate and international circuits and the deployment of network facilities. Traffic and revenue reports and universal service contribution worksheets also must be filed. Carriers also must obtain prior approval from or give notice to the FCC of certain transfers of control and assignments of operating authorizations, as well as certain affiliations with foreign carriers. In addition, certain operating and services agreements with dominant foreign carriers must be filed with the FCC. Submarine Cables. In connection with the construction and operation of our submarine cable systems, we have obtained cable landing licenses for the AC-1, PC-1, MAC, PAC and SAC systems. These licenses give us authority to construct and land our submarine cables in the United States. In each case, the license permits the operation of the cable on a non-common carrier basis. Each of our cable landing licenses is valid for a period of 25 years from its grant. We are subject to various FCC reporting and filing requirements as the result of our holding of these cable landing licenses. State Regulation In addition to regulation by the FCC, the intrastate services of each of our local telephone service companies are regulated by the PUCs of the respective states in which each subsidiary operates with respect to such issues as prices, service quality, the issuance of securities, and the construction of facilities. To provide intrastate services, we generally must obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the appropriate PUC and comply with state requirements for telecommunications utilities. The level of regulation imposed by state PUCs varies. Generally, however, ILECs are regulated more heavily than competitive providers. Our subsidiaries are certificated as ILECs in 13 states: New York, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Other subsidiaries provide competitive local services in 34 states (including Washington D.C.). A number of states in which we have local or long distance operations are conducting proceedings related to the rules under which carriers may operate in an increasingly competitive environment. The issues that the PUCs are examining include unbundling of local network elements, local interconnection obligations, dialing parity for intra-LATA (or short-haul) toll traffic, local number portability, resale of local exchange service and universal service. We cannot predict how these proceedings will ultimately be resolved, nor when decisions will be issued. Open Market Plan. Our Frontier subsidiary in Rochester, New York began its sixth year of operations under the Open Market Plan in January 2000. The Open Market Plan promotes telecommunications competition in the Rochester, New York marketplace by providing for (i) interconnection of competing local networks including reciprocal compensation for terminating traffic, (ii) equal access to network databases, (iii) access to local telephone numbers, (iv) service provider telephone number portability, and (v) certain wholesale discounts to resellers of local services. 13

During the operation of the Open Market Plan, we are regulated under pure price cap regulation rather than rate-of-return regulation. Planned rate reductions of $21.0 million (the "Rate Stabilization Plan") are being implemented for Rochester area consumers, including $18.0 million of reductions that occurred through 1999, and an additional $1.5 million which commenced in January 2000. Rates charged for basic residential and business telephone service may not be increased during the seven-year period of the Plan. We are allowed to raise prices on certain enhanced products such as Caller ID and call forwarding. On August 25, 1999, the New York State Public Service Commission ("NYSPSC") solicited comments regarding our Rochester local exchange subsidiary's financial condition, earnings and service quality, competition in the Rochester market, and the terms and conditions of the Open Market Plan. Settlement discussions in this NYSPSC proceeding have resulted in a Joint Proposal for Open Market Plan Continuation and Modification (the "Joint Proposal"), which is subject to NYSPSC review and approval. If approved, our Frontier ILEC subsidiary in New York will (i) remain under "price cap" regulation through 2002 (and possibly for an additional two years); (ii) be required to improve specified elements of service quality and to offer certain additional services; (iii) be subject to increased potential penalties related to service targets; and (iv) be required to lower certain residential and commercial service rates. The impact of the Joint Proposal, if adopted, will not have a material adverse effect on Global Crossing as a whole. The NYSPSC also has issued orders on other regulatory issues that affect our New York Frontier subsidiaries, related to service quality, staff allocations, provisions, and relations with other carriers. Dividend Policy. The Open Market Plan prohibits the payment of dividends by Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. ("FTR"), to Frontier Corporation ("FRO") if (i) FTR's senior debt is downgraded to "BBB" by Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), or the equivalent rating by other rating agencies, or is placed on credit watch for such a downgrade, or (ii) a service quality penalty is imposed under the Open Market Plan. Dividend payments to FRO also require FTR's directors to certify that such dividends will not impair FTR's service quality or its ability to finance its short and long-term capital needs on reasonable terms while maintaining an S&P debt rating target of "A". In 1999, FTR achieved the required service levels, but a previously imposed temporary restriction on dividend payments from FTR to FRO will remain in place until the NYSPSC is satisfied that FTR's service levels demonstrate that FTR has rectified the service deficiency. In addition, on June 2, 1999, Moody's and S&P downgraded FTR's senior debt ratings from A1/AA- to Baa2/BBB, respectively. These ratings actions were a result of the announced merger between FRO and Global Crossing Ltd., and did not reflect any change in the financial condition or creditworthiness of FTR. These actions triggered an additional dividend restriction for FTR, which will be in effect until either the NYSPSC approves the payment of dividends or FTR's senior debt rating rises above BBB (for S&P) or the equivalent for other rating agencies. On December 22, 1999, S&P downgraded FTR's senior debt rating to BB+ and, on January 18, 2000, Duff & Phelps downgraded FTR's senior debt rating to A. Both rating agencies stated that their actions reflected their views that a large separation in ratings could not be maintained between an operating subsidiary and its parent. Accordingly, it remains uncertain when the restriction on payment of dividends from FTR to FRO will be lifted. Local Regulation Our activities also are subject to local regulation, including compliance with franchise obligations, building codes, and local licensing requirements. Such regulations vary widely by jurisdiction. To construct and install transmission facilities, we may need to obtain rights-of-way over public and privately owned land. INTERNATIONAL REGULATION Our construction and operation of telecommunications networks and our provision of telecommunications services in foreign countries require us to obtain a variety of permits, licenses, and authorizations in the ordinary course of business. In addition to telecommunications licenses and authorizations, we may be required to obtain environmental, construction, zoning and other permits, licenses, and authorizations. The construction and operation of our facilities and our provision of telecommunications services may subject us to regulation in other countries at the national, state, provincial, and local levels. 14

Europe In connection with the construction and operation of the PEC network, we have obtained telecommunications licenses and authorizations in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. No telecommunications authorization is required for us to construct and operate facilities or provide services in Denmark. We expect to obtain additional telecommunications licenses and authorizations in Europe in the ordinary course of business. Our activities in Europe are subject to regulation by the European Union and national regulatory authorities. The level of regulation and the regulatory obligations and rights that attach to us as a licensee in each country vary. In all countries, we, as a competitive entrant, are currently considered to lack significant market power ("SMP"), which generally subjects us to less regulation than providers that are deemed to possess SMP. As we complete construction of the PEC network and begin providing services in Europe, we anticipate that the regulatory obligations imposed on us will increase. In addition, we may be required to address many of the "local competition" issues that we face as a competitive provider in the United States, such as interconnection, collocation, unbundling, reciprocal compensation, and resale. The laws and regulations of the Member States of the EU on these issues vary. Various of the Member States have opened or concluded public consultations relating to these and other "local competition" issues. We cannot predict what decisions will be made by the EU and the Member States in these ongoing proceedings or the effects of any those decisions on our operations. Asia We are increasing the scope of our activities in Asia. In connection with the construction and operation of the GAL network in Japan, GAL has received a Japanese Type I telecommunications license. In addition, on February 18, 2000, our subsidiary, Global Crossing Japan, received a Special Type II license in Japan, which authorizes us to provide a variety of international telecommunications services in Japan. As a Japanese telecommunications licensee, we are subject to a range of regulatory requirements. In late 1999, the Japanese Ministry of Post and Communications (the "MPT") opened a public consultation on simplifying the telecommunications regulatory process. We have submitted comments in that proceeding. We cannot accurately predict whether or when a decision will be issued, whether the MPT will simplify the regulatory regime, or the potential effects of such an action. On February 1, 2000, Asia Global Crossing Hong Kong Ltd. ("AGC-HK") was advised by a Letter of Intent from the Hong Kong telecommunications regulator that, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, AGC-HK will be issued an External Fixed Telecommunications Network Services ("EFTNS") license to land the EAC cable and to provide international telecommunications facilities and services in Hong Kong. Our Hutchison Global Crossing ("HGC") joint venture is authorized to construct and operate local and international fixed-line telecommunications networks and to provide domestic and international telecommunications services in Hong Kong. As a result of the HGC venture and our EFTNS license, we are subject to regulatory oversight and supervision in Hong Kong. The status of liberalization of the telecommunications regulatory regimes of the Asian countries in which we intend to operate varies. Some countries allow full competition in the telecommunications sector, while others limit competition for most services. Most of the countries in the region have committed to liberalizing their telecommunications regimes and opening their telecommunications markets to foreign investment as part of the World Trade Organization ("WTO") Agreement on Telecommunications. China also has committed to liberalizing its telecommunications markets and reducing foreign ownership limitations if it is admitted to the WTO. We cannot be certain whether this liberalizing trend will continue or accurately predict the pace and scope of liberalization. It is possible that one or more of the countries in which we operate will slow or halt the liberalization of its telecommunications markets. The effect of such an action on us cannot be accurately predicted. 15

Latin America In Latin America, we currently are constructing the MAC, PAC and SAC systems. In connection with the construction of these cable systems, we have obtained cable landing licenses and/or telecommunications licenses in Argentina, Panama, and the United States. Applications have been filed in Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil and we expect to file applications in additional Latin American countries in the ordinary course of business. As in Asia, the status of liberalization of the telecommunications markets of Latin America varies. All of the countries in which we currently plan to have operations are members of the WTO and have committed to liberalizing their telecommunications markets and lifting foreign ownership restrictions. Some countries now permit competition for all telecommunications facilities and services, while others allow competition for some facilities and services, but restrict competition for other services. Some countries in which we operate or intend to operate currently impose limits on foreign ownership of telecommunications carriers. We anticipate that we will be granted authority to land and operate our submarine cable systems in each of the countries in which they currently are expected to land. It is possible, however, that one or more of these countries will not grant authority to land a submarine cable or will impose conditions that make landing and operating the cable commercially unfeasible. The telecommunications regulatory regimes of many Latin American countries are in the process of development. Many issues, such as regulation of incumbent providers, interconnection, unbundling of local loops, resale of telecommunications services, and pricing have not been addressed fully or at all. We cannot accurately predict whether or how these issues will be resolved and their impact on our operations in Latin America. Employees As of December 31, 1999, we had approximately 12,400 employees. We consider our relations with our employees to be good. Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors We have included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K forward-looking statements that state our own or our management's intentions, beliefs, expectations or predictions for the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forwardlooking statements. The discussions set forth below constitute cautionary statements identifying important factors with respect to such forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties, that could cause actual results to differ materially from results referred to in the forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that our expectations regarding any of these matters will be fulfilled. We cannot assure you of the successful integration of newly acquired businesses. We cannot assure you that the expected benefits will be achieved. Part of our growth strategy is to make selective strategic acquisitions of businesses operated by others. Achieving the benefits of these acquisitions will depend in part on the integration of those businesses with our business in an efficient manner. We cannot assure you that this will happen or that it will happen in a timely manner. The consolidation of operations following these acquisitions will often require substantial attention from management. The diversion of management attention and any difficulties encountered in the transition and integration process could have a material adverse effect on the revenue, levels of expenses and operating results of the combined company. We cannot assure you that the combined company will realize any of the anticipated benefits of any acquisition. 16

It may be difficult to evaluate our business because we have a limited operating history. We were organized in March 1997 and, with the exception of our Frontier, Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom subsidiaries, have a limited operating history. Because of this limited history and our rapid growth though successive acquisitions, it may be difficult for potential investors to evaluate the performance of our operations. In particular, comparisons of our results of operations from one period to another may not be fully indicative of our current ability to conduct our business. We may encounter difficulties in completing our cable systems currently under development. Our ability to achieve our strategic objectives will depend in large part upon the successful, timely and cost-effective completion of our cable systems currently under development, as well as on achieving substantial capacity sales on these systems once they become operational and on our other operational systems. The construction of these systems will be affected by a variety of factors, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, including: . . . . our ability to manage their construction effectively; our ability to obtain all construction and operating permits and licenses; third-party contractors performing their obligations on schedule; and our ability to enter into favorable construction contracts with a limited number of suppliers.

These factors may significantly delay or prevent completion of one or more of our systems currently under development, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We cannot assure you that each of these systems will be completed at the cost and in the time frame currently estimated by us, or even at all. Although we award contracts for construction of our systems to suppliers who in most cases are expected to be bound by a fixed-price construction cost schedule and to provide guarantees in respect of completion dates and system design specifications, we cannot assure you that the actual construction costs or the time required to complete these systems will not exceed our current estimates. These circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our revenue growth plan depends on product and service expansion. We intend to grow revenue and profits by: . . . introducing new services and products; developing or acquiring additional cable systems; and upgrading capacity on our planned systems.

Our inability to effect these expansions of our products and services could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We face competition which may reduce demand for our products and services. The international telecommunications industry is highly competitive. We compete primarily on the basis of price, availability, service quality and reliability, customer service and the location of our systems and services. The ability of our competitors to provide comparable products and services at similar prices could have a material adverse effect on demand for our products and services. In addition, much of our planned growth is predicated upon the growth in demand for international telecommunications capacity and services. We cannot assure you that this anticipated demand growth will occur. 17

We are growing rapidly in a changing industry. Our strategy is to be the premier provider of global broadband telecommunication services for both wholesale and retail customers. As a result of this aggressive strategy, we are experiencing rapid expansion and expect it to continue for the foreseeable future. This growth has increased our operating complexity. At the same time, the international telecommunications industry is changing rapidly due to, among other things: . . . . . . the easing of regulatory constraints; the privatization of established carriers; the expansion of telecommunications infrastructure; the growth in demand for bandwidth caused by expansion of Internet and data transmissions; the globalization of the world's economies; and the changing technology for wired, wireless and satellite communication.

We cannot assure you that we will succeed in adapting to the rapid changes in the international telecommunications industry. We may have difficulty in obtaining the additional financing required to develop our business. In order to further implement our aggressive growth strategy, we anticipate that we will require substantial additional equity and debt financing. Under our business plan, we and our affiliates expect to require significant financing by the end of 2000 to build out the Global Crossing Network and provide additional services to our customers. Obtaining additional financing will be subject to a number of factors, including, without limitation, the following: . . . . the state of operations of our company; our actual or anticipated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; investor sentiment towards companies with substantial international operations; and generally prevailing market conditions.

If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our then current shareholders will be reduced, and the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of our common stock. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of debt securities, these securities would have some rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of the holders of our common stock, and the terms of this debt could impose restrictions on our operations and result in significant interest expense to us. In the event that we are unable to raise sufficient financing on satisfactory terms and conditions in the future, our company would be adversely affected. We face price declines that could adversely affect our business. Advances in fiber optic technology have resulted in significant per circuit price declines in the fiber optic cable transmission industry. Recent changes in technology caused prices for telecommunications capacity and services to go down even further. If there is less demand than we project or a bigger drop in prices than we project, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We cannot assure you, even if our projections with respect to those factors are realized, that we will be able to implement our strategy or that our strategy will be successful in the rapidly evolving telecommunications market. We confront several system risks that could affect our operations. Each of our systems is and will be subject to the risks inherent in a largescale, complex fiber optic telecommunications system. The operation, administration, maintenance and repair of our systems requires the coordination and integration of sophisticated and highly specialized hardware and software technologies and equipment located throughout the world. We cannot assure you that our systems will continue to function as expected in a cost-effective manner. The failure of the hardware or software to function as required could render a cable system unable to perform at design specifications. 18

Each of our undersea systems either has or is expected to have a design life of generally 25 years, while each of our terrestrial systems either has or is expected to have a design life of at least 20 years. The economic lives of these systems, however, are expected to be shorter than their design lives, and we cannot assure you of the actual useful life of any of these systems. A number of factors will ultimately affect the useful life of each of our systems, including, among other things: . . . quality of construction; unexpected damage or deterioration; and technological or economic obsolescence.

Failure of any of our systems to operate for its full design life could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our success depends on our ability to maintain, hire and successfully integrate key personnel. Our future success depends on the skills, experience and efforts of our officers and key technical and sales employees. In particular, our senior management has significant experience in the telecommunications and Internet industries, and the loss of any of them could negatively affect our ability to execute our business strategy. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will be able to integrate new management into our existing operations. Competition for these individuals is intense, and we may not be able to attract, motivate and retain highly skilled qualified personnel. We do not have "key person" life insurance policies covering any of our employees. We face risks associated with international operations. Because we will derive substantial revenue from international operations and intend to have substantial physical assets in several jurisdictions along our routes, our business is subject to risks inherent in international operations, including: . . . . political and economic conditions; unexpected changes in regulatory environments; exposure to different legal standards; and difficulties in staffing and managing operations.

We have not experienced any material adverse effects with respect to our foreign operations arising from these factors. However, problems associated with these risks could arise in the future. Finally, managing operations in multiple jurisdictions may place further strain on our ability to manage our overall growth. Because many of our customers deal predominantly in foreign currencies, we may be exposed to exchange rate risks and our net income may suffer due to currency translations. We primarily invoice for our services in U.S. dollars; however, most of our customers and many of our prospective customers derive their revenue in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The obligations of customers with substantial revenue in foreign currencies may be subject to unpredictable and indeterminate increases in the event that such currencies devalue relative to the U.S. dollar. Furthermore, such customers may become subject to exchange control regulations restricting the conversion of their revenue currencies into U.S. dollars. In such event, the affected customers may not be able to pay us in U.S. dollars. In addition, where we invoice for our services in currencies other than U.S. dollars, our net income may suffer due to currency translations in the event that such currencies devalue relative to the U.S. dollar and we do not elect to enter into currency hedging arrangements in respect of those payment obligations. 19

Our operations are subject to regulation in the United States and abroad and require us to obtain and maintain a number of governmental licenses and permits. If we fail to comply with those regulatory requirements or obtain and maintain those licenses and permits, we may not be able to conduct our business. In the United States, our intrastate, interstate, and international telecommunications networks and services are subject to regulation at the federal, state, and local levels. We also have facilities and provide services in numerous countries in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Our operations in those countries are subject to regulation at the national level and, in some cases, at the state, provincial, and local levels. . Our interstate and international operations in the United States are governed by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecom Act. There are several ongoing proceedings at the FCC and in the federal courts regarding the implementation of various aspects of the Telecom Act. The outcomes of these proceedings may affect the manner in which we are permitted to provide our services in the United States and may have a material adverse effect on our operations. The intrastate activities of our local telephone service companies are regulated by the states in which they do business. A number of states in which we operate are conducting proceedings related to the provision of services in a competitive telecommunications environment. These proceedings may affect the manner in which we are permitted to provide our services in one or more states and may have a material adverse effect on our operations. Our operations outside the United States are governed by the laws of the countries in which we operate. The regulation of telecommunications networks and services outside the United States varies widely. In some countries, the range of services that we are legally permitted to provide may be limited. In other countries, existing telecommunications legislation is in the process of development, is unclear or inconsistent, or is applied in an unequal or discriminatory fashion. Our inability or failure to comply with the telecommunications laws and regulations of one or more of the countries in which we operate could result in the temporary or permanent suspension of operations in one or more countries. We also may be prohibited from entering certain countries at all or from providing all of our services in one or more countries. In addition, many of the countries in which we operate are conducting proceedings that will affect the implementation of their telecommunications legislation. We cannot be certain of the outcome of these proceedings. These proceedings may affect the manner in which we are permitted to provide our services in these countries and may have a material adverse effect on our operations. In the ordinary course of constructing our networks and providing our services we are required to obtain and maintain a variety of telecommunications and other licenses and authorizations in the countries in which we operate. We also must comply with a variety of regulatory obligations. Our failure to obtain or maintain necessary licenses and authorizations, or to comply with the obligations imposed upon license-holders in one or more countries, may result in sanctions, including the revocation of authority to provide services in one or more countries.

We depend on third parties for many functions. If the services of those third parties are not available to us, we may not be able to conduct our business. We depend and will continue to depend upon third parties to: . . . . . . construct some of our systems and provide equipment and maintenance; provide access to a number of origination and termination points of our systems in various jurisdictions; construct and operate landing stations in a number of those jurisdictions; acquire rights of way; provide terrestrial capacity to our customers through contractual arrangements; and act as joint venture participants with regard to some of our current and potential future systems. 20

We cannot assure you that third parties will perform their contractual obligations or that they will not be subject to political or economic events which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. If they fail to perform their obligations, we may not be able to conduct our business. If any of our joint venture participants experiences a change in strategic direction such that their strategy regarding our mutual joint venture diverges from our own, we may not be able to realize the benefits anticipated to be derived from the joint venture. We have substantial leverage which may limit our ability to comply with the terms of our indebtedness and may restrict our ability to operate. Our significant indebtedness could adversely affect us by leaving us with insufficient cash to fund operations and impairing our ability to obtain additional financing. The amount of our debt could have important consequences for our future, including, among other things: . . . cash from operations may be insufficient to meet the principal and interest on our indebtedness as it becomes due; payments of principal and interest on borrowings may leave us with insufficient cash resources for our operations; and restrictive debt covenants may impair our ability to obtain additional financing.

We have incurred a high level of debt. As of December 31, 1999, we and our consolidated subsidiaries had a total of $8,051 million of total liabilities, including approximately $5,056 million in senior indebtedness, of which $1,295 million was secured. As of such date, Global Crossing Ltd. additionally had outstanding cumulative convertible preferred stock with a face value of $1,650 million. Our subsidiary, Global Crossing Holdings, also has mandatorily redeemable preferred stock outstanding with a face value of $500 million. In addition, our Pacific Crossing joint venture entered into an $850 million nonrecourse credit facility, under which it had incurred $750 million of indebtedness as of December 31, 1999. Our ability to repay our debt depends upon a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, we rely on dividends, loan repayments and other intercompany cash flows from our subsidiaries to repay our obligations. Our operating subsidiaries have entered into a senior secured corporate credit facility. Accordingly, the payment of dividends from these operating subsidiaries and the making and repayments of loans and advances are subject to statutory, contractual and other restrictions. In addition, if we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our debt service requirements, we may have to renegotiate the terms of our longterm debt. We cannot assure you that we would be able to renegotiate successfully those terms or refinance our indebtedness when required or that satisfactory terms of any refinancing would be available. If we were not able to refinance our indebtedness or obtain new financing under these circumstances, we would have to consider other options, such as: . . . . sales of some assets; sales of equity; negotiations with our lenders to restructure applicable indebtedness; or other options available to us under applicable law.

Our principal shareholders may be able to influence materially the outcome of shareholder votes. As of March 3, 2000, Pacific Capital Group had an 11.98% beneficial ownership interest in us. We have entered into various transactions with Pacific Capital Group and its affiliates and assumed the on-going development of some of our systems from an affiliate of Pacific Capital Group. Mr. Gary Winnick, chairman of our board of directors, controls Pacific Capital Group and its subsidiaries. In addition, several of our other officers and directors are affiliated with Pacific Capital Group. Furthermore, as of March 3, 2000, Canadian Imperial 21

Bank of Commerce had a 9.69% beneficial ownership interest in us. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and its affiliates have acted as underwriter, lender or initial purchaser in several of our financial transactions in connection with the development and construction of our systems. Several members of our board of directors are employees of an affiliate of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. As of March 3, 2000, Pacific Capital Group and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce collectively beneficially owned 21.67% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Accordingly, Pacific Capital Group and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce may be able to influence materially the outcome of matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders, including the election of directors. Officers and directors own a substantial portion of us and may have conflicts of interest. Our executive officers and directors have substantial equity interests in us. As of March 3, 2000, all our directors and executive officers as a group collectively beneficially owned 24.72% of our outstanding common stock, including shares beneficially owned by Pacific Capital Group and certain shares beneficially owned by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Some of these individuals have also received amounts from us due to advisory services fees paid to Pacific Capital Group and its affiliates. Some of our directors and executive officers also serve as officers and directors of other companies. Additionally, some of our officers and directors are active investors in the telecommunications industry. Service as one of our directors or officers and as a director or officer of another company could create conflicts of interest when the director or officer is faced with decisions that could have different implications for us and the other company. A conflict of interest could also exist with respect to allocation of time and attention of persons who are our directors or officers and directors and officers of another company. The pursuit of these other business interests could distract these officers from pursuing opportunities on our behalf. These conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We cannot predict our future tax liabilities. We believe that a significant portion of the income derived from our undersea systems will not be subject to tax by any of (1) Bermuda, which currently does not have a corporate income tax, or (2) some other countries in which we conduct activities or in which our customers are located. However, we base this belief upon: . . the anticipated nature and conduct of our business, which may change; and our understanding of our position under the tax laws of the various countries in which we have assets or conduct activities, which position is subject to review and possible challenge by taxing authorities and to possible changes in law, which may have retroactive effect.

We cannot predict the amount of tax to which we may become subject and cannot be certain that any of these factors would not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our shareholders may be subject to Foreign Personal Holding Company, Passive Foreign Investment Company, Controlled Foreign Corporation and Personal Holding Company rules. We believe that neither we nor any of our non-United States subsidiaries are a foreign personal holding company and do not expect that either we or any of our affiliates will become a foreign personal holding company. However, we cannot assure you in this regard. If one of our shareholders is a United States person and we or one of our non-United States subsidiaries are classified as a foreign personal holding company, then that shareholder would be required to pay tax on its pro rata share of our or our relevant non-United States subsidiary's undistributed foreign personal holding income. We intend to manage our affairs so as to attempt to avoid or minimize having income imputed to United States persons under these rules, to the extent this management of our affairs would be consistent with our business goals, although we cannot assure you in this regard. 22

We believe that we are not a passive foreign investment company and do not expect to become a passive foreign investment company in the future. However, we cannot assure you in this regard. In addition, our expectations are based, in part, on interpretations of existing law that we believe are reasonable, but which have not been approved by any taxing authority. If we were a passive foreign investment company, then any of our shareholders that is a United States person could be liable to pay tax at the then prevailing rates on ordinary income plus an interest charge upon some distributions by us or when that shareholder sold our capital stock at a gain. Furthermore, additional tax considerations would apply if we or any of our affiliates were a controlled foreign corporation or a personal holding company. ITEM 2. PROPERTIES Our principal offices are located in leased premises in Hamilton, Bermuda, with corporate offices under lease in Beverly Hills, California; Morristown, New Jersey; and Rochester, New York. We also own or lease sales, administrative and support offices worldwide. In addition, our telecommunication services segment owns undersea cables crossing the Atlantic Ocean (AC-1 and AC-2); Pacific Ocean (58% economic interest in PC-1); Eastern United States and Caribbean (MAC); South America (SAC); eastern Asia (EAC); and Western United States, Mexico, Central & South America and Caribbean (PAC); and primarily terrestrial cable systems connecting various cities within the United States (NAC), Europe (PEC), Japan (GAL) and Hong Kong (HGC). Our telecommunications services segment also owns or leases numerous cable landing stations throughout the world related to these undersea and terrestrial cable systems. GlobalCenter media distribution centers incorporate web hosting infrastructure and are connected to the Company's international fiber optic network. Media distribution centers are currently operational in leased premises in Sunnyvale and Anaheim, California; London, England; South Melbourne, Australia; Herndon, Virginia; and New York, New York. Our installation and maintenance services segment owns, leases and operates a fleet of vessels and submersible/remotely operated vehicles used in the planning, installation and maintenance of undersea fiber optic cable systems. Our ILEC services segment owns telephone properties which include: connecting lines between customers' premises and the central offices; central office switching equipment; buildings and land; and customer premise equipment. The connecting lines, including aerial and underground cable, conduit, poles, wires and microwave equipment, are located on public streets and highways or on privately owned land. We have permission to use these lands pursuant to local governmental consent or lease, permit, franchise, easement or other agreement. We believe that substantially all of our existing properties are in good condition and are suitable for the conduct of our business. A security interest in some of these properties, in particular some of our undersea cables, has been granted to lenders providing financing for those systems under non-recourse facilities or to Global Crossing generally under our corporate credit facility. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS On June 25, 1999, Frontier Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Crossing Ltd., was served with a summons and complaint in a lawsuit commenced in the New York State Supreme Court, Monroe County by a Frontier shareholder alleging that Frontier and its Board of Directors had breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by endorsing a definitive merger agreement with the Company without having adequately considered an alternative merger proposal made by Qwest Communications International, Inc. The lawsuit was framed as a purported class action brought on behalf of all shareholders of Frontier and sought unstated compensatory damages and injunctive relief compelling Frontier's board to evaluate Frontier's suitability as a merger partner, to enhance Frontier's value as a merger candidate, to engage in discussions with Qwest about possible business combinations, to act independently to protect the interests of Frontier shareholders, and to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist which would prevent maximizing value to shareholders. In July 1999, 23

three additional lawsuits were commenced against Frontier in the New York State Supreme Court on behalf of a number of individual shareholders seeking essentially identical relief. All four lawsuits were consolidated into a single proceeding pending in Rochester, New York. In February 2000, all four lawsuits were voluntarily withdrawn. On July 12, 1999 Frontier was served with a summons and complaint in a lawsuit commenced in New York State Supreme Court, New York County by a Frontier shareholder alleging that Frontier and its board breached their fiduciary duties by failing to obtain the highest possible acquisition price for Frontier in the definitive merger agreement with Global Crossing. The action has been framed as a purported class action and seeks compensatory damages and injunctive relief. The claims against Frontier were originally asserted in the same action as similar but separate claims against US WEST, Inc. However, the claims against Frontier have been severed from the US WEST claims. Global Crossing believes the asserted claims are without merit and is defending itself vigorously. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS Not applicable. 24

PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS Price Range of Common Stock Our common stock began to trade on both the Nasdaq National Market ("NNM") and the Bermuda Stock Exchange under the symbol "GBLX" following our Initial Public Offering ("IPO") of common stock on August 14, 1998 at a per share price of $9.50. The table below sets forth, on a per share basis for the periods indicated, the high and low closing sales prices for the common stock as reported by the NNM. Price Range -------------------------1999 1998 ------------- -----------High Low High Low ------ ------ ------ ----First Quarter.................................. Second Quarter................................. Third Quarter (from August 14, 1998)........... Fourth Quarter................................. $56.75 $64.25 $41.88 $55.75 $19.25 $39.05 $20.25 $24.81 $ -$ -$12.75 $23.50 $ -$ -$8.00 $8.63

The closing sale price of the common stock as reported by the NNM on March 3, 2000 was $56 7/16. As of March 3, 2000, there were 29,665 holders of record of our common stock. Dividend Policy; Restriction on Payment of Dividends The Company does not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. The terms of certain of our debt instruments also place limitations on our ability to pay dividends. Future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, our operations, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities In 1999, the Company issued the following equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended: (a) 2,600,000 shares of 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock at a liquidation preference of $250.00 per share were issued on December 15, 1999 by GCL for net proceeds of approximately $630 million and sold to Salomon Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch & Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Chase Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, CIBC World Markets, Donald, Lufkin & Jenrette and Credit Suisse First Boston as initial purchasers. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 4.6948 shares of GCL common stock, based on a conversion price of $53.25 per share; and (b) 10,000,000 shares of 6 3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock at a liquidation preference of $100.00 per share were issued on November 5, 1999 by GCL for net proceeds of approximately $969 million and sold to Merrill Lynch & Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Salomon Smith Barney as initial purchasers. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 2.2222 shares of GCL common stock, based on a conversion price of $45.00 per share. Each series of GCL preferred stock issued during 1999 was resold only to institutional investors that are "qualified institutional buyers" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and was issued in reliance upon an exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act set forth in Section 4(2) thereof relative to transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or the rules ad regulations thereunder. 25

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA Global Crossing selected historical financial information The table below shows selected historical financial information for Global Crossing. This information has been prepared using the consolidated financial statements of Global Crossing as of the dates indicated and for each of the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. In reading the following selected historical financial information, please note the following: . The statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 1999 includes the results of Global Marine Systems for the period from July 2, 1999, date of acquisition, through December 31, 1999; the results of Frontier for the period from September 30, 1999, date of acquisition, through December 31, 1999; and the results of Racal Telecom for the period from November 24, 1999, date of acquisition, through December 31, 1999. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1999 includes amounts related to Global Marine Systems, Frontier and Racal Telecom. During the year ended December 31, 1999, Global Crossing recorded a $15 million expense, net of tax benefit, due to the adoption of Statement of Position 98-5, "Reporting on the Cost of Start-Up Activities". See the "Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles" item in the Statement of Operations Data. During the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, Global Crossing recognized $51 million and $39 million, respectively, of stock-related expense relating to stock options and rights to purchase stock issued during that period which entitle the holders to purchase common stock. See the "Stock-related expense" item in the Statement of Operations Data. On December 15, 1999, GCL issued 2,600,000 shares of 7% cumulative convertible preferred stock at a liquidation preference of $250.00 for net proceeds of $630 million. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 4.6948 shares of common stock based on a conversion price of $53.25. Dividends on the preferred stock are cumulative from the date of issue and will be payable on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2000, at the annual rate of 7%. On November 24, 1999, we completed our acquisition of Racal Telecom, a group of wholly owned subsidiaries of Racal Electronics plc, for approximately $1.6 billion in cash. Racal Telecom owns one of the most extensive fiber telecommunications networks in the United Kingdom, consisting of approximately 4,650 route miles of fiber and reaching more than 2,000 cities and towns. On November 12, 1999, Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. ("GCH"), a whollyowned subsidiary of GCL, issued two series of senior unsecured notes ("New Senior Notes"). The 9 1/8% senior notes are due November 15, 2006 with a face value of $900 million and the 9 1/2% senior notes are due November 15, 2009 with a face value of $1,100 million. The New Senior Notes are guaranteed by GCL. Interest will be paid on the notes on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2000. On November 5, 1999, GCL issued 10,000,000 shares of 6 3/8% cumulative convertible preferred stock at a liquidation preference of $100.00 for net proceeds of approximately $969 million. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 2.2222 shares of common stock, based on a conversion price of $45.00. Dividends on the preferred stock are cumulative from the date of issue and will be payable on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2000, at the annual rate of 6 3/8%. 26

On September 28, 1999, we completed the acquisition of Frontier Corporation in a merger transaction valued at over $10 billion, with Frontier shareholders receiving 2.05 shares of our common stock for each share of Frontier common stock held. Frontier is one of the largest long distance telecommunications companies in the United States and one of the leading providers of facilities-based integrated communications and Internet services. . On July 2, 1999, we completed our acquisition of the Global Marine Systems division of Cable & Wireless Plc for approximately $908 million in cash and assumed liabilities. Global Marine Systems owns the largest fleet of cable laying and maintenance vessels in the world and currently services more than a third of the world's undersea cable miles. On May 16, 1999, Global Crossing entered into a definitive agreement to merge with U S WEST, Inc. On July 18, 1999, Global Crossing and U S WEST agreed to terminate their merger agreement, and U S WEST agreed to merge with Qwest Communications International Inc. As a result, U S WEST paid Global Crossing a termination fee of $140 million in cash and returned 2,231,076 shares of Global Crossing common stock purchased in a related tender offer, and Qwest committed to purchase capacity on the Global Crossing network at established market unit prices for delivery over the next four years and committed to make purchase price payments to Global Crossing for this capacity of $140 million over the nest two years. During the year ended December 31, 1999, Global Crossing recognized $210 million, net of merger related expenses, of other income in connection with the termination of the U S WEST merger agreement. The "Termination of advisory services agreement" item in the Statements of Operations Data includes a charge for the termination of the advisory services agreement as of June 30, 1998. Global Crossing acquired the rights from those entitled to fees payable under the advisory services agreement in consideration from the issuance of common stock having an aggregate value of $135 million and the cancellation of approximately $3 million owed to Global Crossing under a related advance agreement. As a result of this transaction, Global Crossing recorded a non-recurring charge in the approximate amount of $138 million during the year ended December 31, 1998. In addition, Global Crossing recognized as an expense approximately $2 million of advisory fees incurred prior to termination of the contract. Global Crossing granted warrants to Pacific Capital Group, Inc., a shareholder, and some of its affiliates for the Pacific Crossing, MidAtlantic Crossing and Pan American Crossing systems and related rights. The $275 million value of the common stock was originally allocated to "Construction in progress" in the amount of $112 million and as "Investment in and advances to/from affiliates" in the amount of $163 million. See the "property and equipment" item in the Balance Sheet Data. The "Investment in and advance to/from affiliates" item in the Balance Sheet Date includes $163 million as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, representing the value of the warrants described in the bullet point immediately above applicable to the Pacific Crossing system. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income (loss), plus goodwill amortization, depreciation and amortization, non-cash cost of capacity sold, stock related expenses, incremental cash deferred revenue and amounts relating to the termination of the advisory services agreement. This definition is consistent with financial covenants contained in the Company's major financial agreements. This information should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under GAAP. The Company's calculation of adjusted EBITDA may be different from the calculation used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited. 27

The selected consolidated financial data as of December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, respectively, are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Period from March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------(In thousands, except share and per share information) Statement of Operations Data: Revenue................. Expenses: Cost of sales.......... Operations, administration and maintenance........... Sales and marketing.... Network development.... General and administrative........ Stock related expense . Depreciation and amortization.......... Goodwill and intangibles amortization.......... Termination of advisory services agreement ...

$ 1,664,824 ----------850,483 133,202 149,119 26,153 210,107 51,306 124,294 127,621 -----------1,672,285 ----------(7,461) 15,708 (1,338) 67,407 (139,077) 180,765 (126,539) -----------

$ 419,866 ----------178,492 18,056 26,194 10,962 26,303 39,374 541 -139,669 ----------439,591 ----------(19,725) (2,508) -29,986 (42,880) -(33,067) -----------

$ -------------1,366 78 1,618 -39 ------------3,101 ----------(3,101) --2,941 --------------

Operating loss.......... Equity in income (loss) of affiliates.......... Minority interest....... Other income (expense): Interest income........ Interest expense....... Other income, net...... Provision for income taxes.................. Loss before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.............. Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt..... Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle... Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of income tax benefit of $1,400................. Net loss................ Preferred stock dividends.............. Redemption of preferred stock.................. Net loss applicable to common shareholders.... Net Loss Per Common Share: Loss applicable to common shareholders before extraordinary item and cumulative

(10,535) (45,681) ----------(56,216)

(68,194) (19,709) ----------(87,903)

(160) -----------(160)

(14,710) ----------(70,926) (66,642) -----------$ (137,568) ===========

-----------(87,903) (12,681) (34,140) ----------$ (134,724) ===========

-----------(160) (12,690) -----------$ (12,850) ===========

effect of change in accounting principle Basic and diluted....... Extraordinary item Basic and diluted....... Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle Basic and diluted....... Net loss applicable to common shareholders Basic and diluted....... Shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share.............. Operating Data: Cash from operating activities............. Cash used for investing activities............. Cash from financing activities............. Adjusted EBITDA ........ 28

$ (0.15) =========== $ (0.09) ===========

$ (0.32) =========== $ (0.06) ===========

$ (0.04) =========== $ -===========

$ (0.03) =========== $ (0.27) =========== 502,400,851 =========== $ 506,084

$ -=========== $ (0.38) =========== 358,735,340 =========== $ 208,727 (430,697) $ 1,027,110 364,948

$ -=========== $ (0.04) =========== 325,773,934 =========== $ 5,121 (428,743) $ 425,075 343,233

(4,009,977) $ 4,330,799 708,181

December 31, --------------------------------1999 1998 1997 ----------- ---------- -------(In thousands) Balance sheet data: Current assets including cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents................................ Long term restricted cash and cash equivalents................................ Long term accounts receivable............... Capacity available for sale................. Property and equipment, net ................ Other assets................................ Investment in and advances to/from affiliates, net............................ Goodwill and intangibles, net............... Total assets............................... Current liabilities......................... Long term debt.............................. Deferred revenue............................ Deferred credits and other.................. Total Liabilities........................... Minority interest........................... Mandatorily redeemable and cumulative convertible preferred stock ............... Shareholders' equity Common stock............................... Treasury stock............................. Other shareholders' equity................. Accumulated deficit........................ Total shareholders' equity.................. Total liabilities and shareholders' equity..

$ 2,946,533 138,118 52,052 -6,026,053 661,442 323,960 9,557,422 ----------$19,705,580 =========== $ 1,852,593 5,018,544 383,287 796,606 ----------8,051,030 351,338 2,084,697 7,992 (209,415) 9,578,927 (158,989) ----------9,218,515 ----------$19,705,580 ===========

976,615 367,600 43,315 574,849 433,707 65,757

$ 27,744 ---518,519 25,934 ---------$572,197 ======== $ 90,817 312,325 -3,009 -------406,151 -91,925 3,258 -71,023 (160) -------74,121 -------$572,197 ========

177,334 ----------$2,639,177 ========== $ 256,265 1,066,093 25,325 34,174 ---------1,381,857 -483,000 4,328 (209,415) 1,067,470 (88,063) ---------774,320 ---------$2,639,177 ==========

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Accounting Matters During the third and fourth quarters of 1999, changes in the business activities of the Company, together with a newly effective accounting standard, caused the Company to modify certain of its practices regarding recognition of revenue and costs related to sales of capacity. None of the accounting practices described below affect the cash flows of the Company. As a result of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 43, "Real Estate Sales, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 66" (FIN 43), which became effective July 1, 1999, revenue from terrestrial circuits sold after that date has been accounted for as operating leases and amortized over the terms of the related contracts. Previously, these sales had been recognized as current revenue upon activation of the circuits. This deferral in revenue recognition has no impact on cash flow. With the consummation of the Frontier acquisition on September 28, 1999, service offerings became a significant source of revenue. Consequently, the Company initiated service contract accounting for its subsea systems during the fourth quarter, because the Company, since that date, no longer holds subsea capacity exclusively for sale. As a result, since the beginning of the fourth quarter, investments in both subsea and terrestrial systems have been depreciated over their remaining economic lives, and revenue related to service contracts have been recognized over the terms of the contracts. Revenue and costs related to the sale of subsea circuits have been recognized upon activation if the criteria of sales-type lease accounting have been satisfied with respect to those circuits. During the fourth quarter, the Company's global network service capabilities were significantly expanded by the activation of several previously announced systems, and by the integration of other networks obtained through acquisition and joint venture agreements. With this network expansion, the Company began offering its 29

customers flexible bandwidth products to multiple destinations, which makes the historical practice of fixed, point-to-point routing of traffic and restoration capacity both impractical and inefficient. To ensure the required network flexibility, the Company is modifying its standard capacity purchase agreement forms and its network management in a manner that will preclude the use of sales-type lease accounting. Because of these contract changes, and the network management required to meet customer demands for flexible bandwidth, multiple destinations, and system performance, the Company anticipates that most of the contracts for subsea circuits entered into after January 1, 2000 will be part of a service offering, and therefore will not meet the criteria of sales-type lease accounting and will be accounted for as operating leases. Consequently, revenue related to those circuits will be deferred and amortized over the appropriate term of the contract. In certain circumstances, should a contract meet all of the requirements of sales-type lease accounting, revenue will be recognized without deferral upon payment and activation. The Company notes that accounting practice and authoritative guidance regarding the applicability of sales-type lease accounting to the sale of capacity is still evolving. Based on the accounting practices described above, the Company believes that additional changes, if any, in accounting practice or authoritative guidance affecting sales of capacity would have little or no impact on its results of operations. Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 HISTORICAL In 1999, the Company completed its merger with Frontier and its acquisitions of Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom. Results for 1999 include operations of Global Marine Systems from July 2, 1999, Frontier from October 1, 1999 and Racal Telecom from November 24, 1999. Due to these transactions, the comparability of the Company's results of operations for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 is limited. Revenue. Revenue for 1999 increased 296% to $1,665 million as compared to $420 million for 1998. The increase in revenue is attributable to the Frontier merger and the acquisitions of Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom, as well as growth from our existing business. Cost of sales. Cost of sales during 1999 was $850 million (51% of revenue) compared to $178 million (43% of revenue) in 1998. This increase is primarily attributable to the Frontier merger and the Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom acquisitions. Lower margins are partially due to lower prices of capacity sold to customers and wholesale cost of capacity purchased from unconsolidated joint ventures (GAL and PC-1), the Company's profit on which is included in equity in income of affiliates. Non-cash cost of undersea capacity sold was $292 million and $141 million during the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. For 1998 and the first nine months of the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company calculated costs of undersea capacity sold for AC-1 based on the ratio of the period's actual revenue to total expected future revenues given a minimum projected sales capacity of 1024 circuits (512 circuits in 1998) times the construction cost of the system. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 1999, the Company began to depreciate its undersea capacity and calculate cost of sales based on the estimated net book value of the circuit at the time of sale. Operations, administration and maintenance ("OA&M"). OA&M for the year ended December 31, 1999 was $133 million (8% of revenue), compared to $18 million (4% of revenue) for the year ended December 31, 1998. The increase is primarily the result of costs incurred in connection with the development of the Global Network Operations Center, expansion of the Global Crossing Network and the expenses of acquired companies. Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing costs for the year ended December 31, 1999 were $149 million (9% of revenue), compared to $26 million (6% of revenue) for the year ended December 31, 1998. The increase is primarily attributable to additions in headcount, occupancy costs, plus marketing costs, commissions paid and other promotional expenses to support the Company's rapid growth and the expenses of acquired companies. 30

Network development. Network development costs for the year ended December 31, 1999 were $26 million (2% of revenue), compared to $11 million (3% of revenue) for the year ended December 31, 1998. The increase is primarily attributable to the additional salaries, employee benefits, travel and professional fees associated with the construction of the Global Crossing Network. General and administrative. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1999 were $210 million (13% of revenue), compared to $26 million (6% of revenue) for the year ended December 31, 1998. Such charges are comprised principally of salaries, employee benefits and recruiting fees reflecting the Company's staffing for multiple systems, travel, professional fees, insurance costs and occupancy costs. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to the Frontier merger and the acquisitions of Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom. Stock related expense. Stock related expenses for the year ended December 31, 1999 were $51 million (3% of revenue), which increased by $12 million from $39 million (9% of revenue) for the year ended December 31, 1998. The increase is due to the addition of employees granted in-the-money options. Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 1999 was $124 million (8% as a percentage of revenue), compared to $.54 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. This increase was driven by charges from the newly acquired companies and depreciation of subsea systems as of October 1, 1999. Goodwill amortization. Goodwill amortization for the year ended December 31, 1999 of $128 million (8% of revenue) resulted from the Company's merger with Frontier and acquisitions of Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom during the year ended December 31, 1999. There was no goodwill amortization for the year ended December 31, 1998. Operating loss. The Company incurred an operating loss for the year ended December 31, 1999 of $7 million, compared to a loss of $20 million (5% of revenue) for the year ended December 31, 1998. Interest income and Interest expense. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 1999 was $67 million, compared to $30 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. The increase is due to earnings on investments of funds from financings and operations for the year ended December 31 1999. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1999 was $139 million, compared to $43 million for the year ended December 31, 1998, due to the merger with Frontier and the acquisitions of Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom and increases in debt outstanding to support capital spending. Other income, net. Other income, net for the year ended December 31, 1999 resulted primarily from a $210 million payment by US West, Inc. in connection with the termination of its merger agreement with the Company, less related expenses. Provision for income taxes. The income tax provision of $127 million and $33 million for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, provide for taxes on profits earned from telecommunications services, installation and maintenance services, ILEC services and other income where subsidiaries of the Company have a presence in taxable jurisdictions. Extraordinary loss from retirement of debt. Extraordinary loss from retirement of debt of $46 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 compared to $20 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. During 1999, we recognized an extraordinary loss of $15 million in connection with the prepayment of existing debt in connection with the issuance of our $3 billion Senior Secured Credit Facility and an additional $31 million for the early extinguishment of $2 billion, in principal value, under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. During 1998, we recognized an extraordinary loss of $20 million in connection with the repurchase of GTH's outstanding senior notes ("GTH Senior Notes"), comprising a premium of $10 million and a write-off of $10 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. 31

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle. The Company adopted Statement of Position 98-5 (SOP 98-5), "Reporting on the Cost of Start-Up Activities," issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, during the year ended December 31, 1999. SOP 98-5 requires that certain startup expenditures previously capitalized during system development must now be expensed. The Company incurred a one-time charge during the first quarter of $15 million, net of tax benefit, that represents start-up costs incurred and capitalized during previous periods. Net loss. During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company reported a net loss of $71 million compared to a net loss of $88 million for the prior year. Net loss applicable to common shareholders. During the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company reported a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $138 million and $135 million, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA of $708 million in 1999 increased 94% from $365 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. The increase is primarily due to the inclusion of Frontier, Global Marine Systems and Racal as well as growth from our existing businesses for the year ended December 31, 1999. 32

PRO FORMA This section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations focuses on pro forma information for the periods covered giving effect to the acquisitions from the beginning of each period. The Company's management believes that the pro forma results provide the most meaningful comparability among periods presented, since historical results reflect full-company operations only after the close of the Frontier merger and the acquisitions of Racal Telecom and Global Marine Systems. However, the pro forma data are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had such transactions actually occurred at the beginning of each period, nor are they necessarily indicative of the Company's future results. The following reflects the pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. For the year ended December 31, ---------------------1999 1998 ---------- ---------(In thousands) REVENUE: Telecommunications services ......................... Installation and maintenance services................ Incumbent local exchange carrier services............ Corporate and other.................................. $3,071,553 334,153 729,231 4,960 ---------4,139,897 ---------$2,591,066 322,017 701,935 28,503 ---------3,643,521 ----------

EXPENSES: Operating, selling, general and administrative....... Stock related expense................................ Depreciation and amortization........................ Goodwill amortization................................ Termination of Advisory Services Agreement...........

OPERATING LOSS......................................... EQUITY IN LOSS OF AFFILIATES........................... MINORITY INTEREST...................................... OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): Interest income...................................... Interest expense..................................... Other income, net.................................... LOSS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, EXTRAORDINARY ITEM AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE............................................. Provision for income taxes........................... LOSS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE........................ Preferred stock dividends ........................... LOSS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE.................................. Adjusted EBITDA........................................ 33

3,433,024 2,807,671 51,306 39,374 363,427 262,847 506,928 506,928 -139,669 ---------- ---------4,354,685 3,756,489 ---------- ---------(214,788) (112,968) (747) (21,180) (1,338) -76,528 42,877 (345,956) (283,984) 178,931 23,641 ---------- ----------

(307,370) (351,614) (155,174) (123,268) ---------- ---------(462,544) (474,882) (92,171) (38,181) ---------- ---------$ (554,715) ========== $1,150,644 ========== $ (513,063) ========== $1,071,969 ==========

Pro forma revenue--Telecommunications services. Pro forma revenue for the telecommunications services segment for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 resulted from sales of the following products: For the year ended December 31, ----------------------1999 1998 ----------- ----------(In thousands, except minutes) PRODUCT REVENUE: Switched Voice....................................... $ 1,386,124 CLEC (Local and LD).................................. 223,021 ----------Total Business Voice Products...................... 1,609,145 Data................................................. 1,274,689 Consumer long distance............................... 187,719 ----------TOTAL PRODUCT REVENUE.................................. $ 3,071,553 =========== MINUTES................................................ 20,472,178 =========== $ 1,416,088 153,109 ----------1,569,197 782,087 239,782 ----------$ 2,591,066 =========== 14,481,697 ===========

In North America, data products continued to grow at triple digit rates-data product revenue (primarily private line) from telecommunication carrier customers grew 588% for the full year. Frame relay revenue, sales from dedicated internet and web hosting revenue increased 304%, 159% and 187%, respectively, over the prior year. Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) revenue increased 46% year-on-year. Revenue from telecommunication commercial customers increased to $1.27 billion for the year ended December 31, 1999 from $1.26 billion for the year ended December 31, 1998. Revenue from telecommunication consumer customers fell to $188 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 from $240 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. Revenue from telecommunication carrier customers experienced a 48% increase in revenue year-on-year, from $1.09 billion to $1.61 billion, driven by strong growth in international city to city circuit activations and an 87% increase in wholesale minutes sold on a year-on-year basis. Pro forma revenue--Installation and maintenance services. Pro forma revenue increased by 4% year-on-year, despite delays in the installation of TAT-14 and U.S.-Japan cables, which had been scheduled for installation during the fourth quarter of 1999. Global Marine Systems added three ships to their fleet during the year to service the Company's growth in subsea cable installations. Revenue from maintenance increased from $117 million to $139 million, while revenue from installation decreased from $205 million to $195 million. Pro forma revenue--ILEC services. The following table provides supplemental pro forma detail for the ILEC segment: December 31, ----------1999 1998 ----- ----(In thousands) ACCESS LINES: Commercial........................................................ Consumer.......................................................... 335 327 737 718 ----- ----TOTAL ACCESS LINES.................................................. 1,072 1,045 ===== ===== The ILEC segment continued to exceed service metrics required by the New York State Public Service Commission. Revenue increased by 4% year-on-year. Market deployment of the consumer ADSL product, Lightning Link, was initiated in selected markets in the fourth quarter. Operating, selling, general and administrative. Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses of $3,433 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 increased by 22% from $2,808 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. This change resulted from costs of new systems being activated, cost of sales relating to increased revenues, occupancy costs, marketing costs, commissions paid and overall Company growth and staffing for multiple systems.

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Non-cash cost of undersea capacity sold, included in operating, selling, general and administrative expenses, was $292 million and $141 million during the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. For 1998 and the first nine months of 1999, the Company calculated costs of undersea capacity sold based on the ratio of the period's actual revenue to total expected future revenues given a minimum projected sales capacity multiplied by the construction cost of the system. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 1999, the Company began to depreciate the undersea capacity and calculate cost of sales based on the estimated net book value of the circuit at the time of sale. Stock related expense. Stock related expense of $51 million for the year ended December 31, 1999, increased 30% from $39 million for the year ended December 31, 1998 as a result of additional stock options issued below fair market value. Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization of $363 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 increased 38% from $263 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. This increase was primarily due to the depreciation of subsea and terrestrial systems during 1999. Operating loss. The Company incurred an operating loss for the year ended December 31, 1999 of $215 million compared to a loss of $113 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. Equity in loss of affiliates. Equity in loss of affiliates of $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 compared to a loss of $21 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. The decrease in the net loss is primarily due to sales of capacity on certain segments of PC-1 which became available for sale in 1999. Interest income and Interest expense. Interest income of $77 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 compared to $43 million for the year ended December 31, 1998, due to earnings on investments of additional funds from financings and operations during the year ended December 31, 1999. Interest expense of $346 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 compared to interest expense of $284 million for the year ended December 31, 1998, due to the merger with Frontier and the acquisition of Global Marine Systems and Racal Telecom and increases in debt outstanding to support capital spending. Other income, net. Other income of $179 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 compared to $24 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. The increase is primarily a result of the receipt of a $210 million payment by US West, Inc. in connection with the termination of its merger agreement with the Company, less related expenses. Provision for income taxes. The income tax provision of $155 million and $123 million for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, provides for taxes on profits earned from telecommunications services, installation and maintenance, ILEC Services and other income where subsidiaries of the Company have a presence in taxable jurisdictions. Preferred stock dividends. Preferred stock dividends of $92 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 compared to $38 million in 1998. The increase was attributable to payment of dividends on $1.5 billion of preferred shares issued during the year ended December 31, 1999. Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA of $1,151 million for the years ended December 31, 1999 increased 7% from $1,072 in 1998. The increase was primarily due to increased capacity sales and other data products, partially off-set by the Company's increased spending to augment its sales force, add network and web hosting capacity, add to its fleet of installation and maintenance vessels, activate new fiber optic systems, and consummate and integrate its acquisitions. 35

Historical Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1998 and the Period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997 Revenue. During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company executed firm commitments to sell capacity on our systems plus the sale of dark fiber on PEC totaling $911 million. Of this amount, the Company recognized revenue of $418 million on sales of capacity relating to AC-1 for the year ended December 31, 1998, in addition to revenue from operations and maintenance services of $6 million. Cost of sales. For the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company recognized $178 million in cost of capacity sold, resulting in a gross margin on capacity sales of 57%. Cost of capacity sold for the year ended December 31, 1998 also includes $38 million relating to terrestrial capacity sold which the Company had purchased from third parties. The Company calculated undersea cost of capacity sold for AC-1 based on the ratio of the period's actual revenue to total expected revenue, assuming minimum projected sales capacity of 512 circuits, multiplied by the construction cost of the system. This calculation of cost of sales matches costs with the relative value of each sale. There were no sales or related costs recognized during the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, as the Company was in our development stage. Operations, administration and maintenance ("OA&M"). The Company incurred OA&M costs of $18 million during the year ended December 31, 1998. The Company entered into an agreement with TSSL relating to operations, administration and maintenance of AC-1, which limits our total OA&M expense for the system. The Company anticipates that our OA&M costs will be largely recovered through charges to our customers under the terms of CPAs. There were no OA&M costs during the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, as the Company was in its development stage. Sales and marketing. During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company incurred sales and marketing expenses of $26 million, including selling commissions of $20 million incurred on capacity sales recognized during this period. During the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, the Company incurred sales and marketing costs of approximately $1 million. The increase from 1997 was due to additions in personnel and occupancy costs, plus marketing, commissions paid and other promotional expenses to support our rapid growth. Network development. The Company incurred network development costs during the year ended December 31, 1998 of $11 million relating to the development of systems. During the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, these costs were $0.1 million. The increase from 1997 was due to additional personnel, and costs to explore new projects. General and administrative. General and administrative expenses totaled $26 million during the year ended December 31, 1998 and were comprised principally of salaries, employee benefits and recruiting fees for staffing of multiple systems, travel, insurance costs and rent expenses, plus depreciation and amortization. During the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, we incurred general and administrative costs of $2 million. Termination of Advisory Services Agreement with PCG Telecom Services LLC. In connection with the development and construction of AC-1, the Company entered into an Advisory Services Agreement with PCG Telecom Services LLC, an affiliate, providing for the payment by us of an advisory fee of 2% of the gross revenue of ACL over a 25 year term. Our Board of Directors also approved similar advisory fees and authorized us to enter into similar agreements with respect to other cable systems under development by us. The Company has acquired the rights of the persons entitled to the fees payable under these agreements in consideration for the issuance to such persons of shares of our common stock, which had at the time of issuance an aggregate value of $135 million, and the cancellation of approximately $3 million owed to us under a related advance agreement. In addition, the Company recognized approximately $2 million of advisory fees incurred prior to termination of the contract. 36

Stock related expense. Through December 31, 1998, the Company recorded as a charge to paid-in capital $94 million of unearned compensation relating to awards under our stock incentive plan plus the grant of certain economic rights and options to purchase common stock granted to a senior executive. The unearned compensation is being recognized as an expense over the vesting period of these options and economic rights. For the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company recognized as an expense $31 million of stock related compensation relating to our stock incentive plan and $6 million for the vested economic rights to purchase common stock and $2 million in respect of shares of common stock issued during the year. The remaining $57 million of unearned compensation will be recognized as follows: $28 million in 1999, $21 million in 2000 and $8 million in 2001. Our stock incentive plan commenced in January 1998, and therefore no issuances were made during the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. Equity in loss of affiliates. During 1998, the Company entered into joint venture agreements to construct and operate PC-1 and GAL. PC-1 is owned and operated by PCL. The Company has an economic interest in PCL represented by a 50% direct voting interest and, through one of the joint venture partners, a further 8% economic non-voting interest. The Company has a 49% interest in Global Access Ltd., which operates GAL. Our equity in the loss of PC-1 for the year ended December 31, 1998 was $3 million. Interest income. The Company reported interest income of $30 million during the year ended December 31, 1998 and $3 million during the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. Such interest income represents earnings on cash raised from financing, the IPO, the issuance of the GCH Preferred Stock, operations and CPA deposits. Interest expense. During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company incurred $93 million in interest costs, including the amortization of finance costs and debt discount. Of this amount, the Company capitalized to construction in progress interest of $50 million and expensed $43 million. During the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, the Company incurred interest expense of $10 million, which was capitalized to construction in progress. Provision for income taxes. The income tax provision of $33 million for the year ended December 31, 1998 provides for taxes on profits earned from capacity sales and OA&M revenue where our subsidiaries have a presence in taxable jurisdictions. During the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, the Company incurred operating losses, which relate to non-taxable jurisdictions and therefore cannot be applied against future taxable earnings. Accordingly, no tax provision or deferred tax benefit was recorded as of December 31, 1997. Extraordinary item. During May 1998, the Company recognized an extraordinary loss of $20 million in connection with the repurchase of GTH's outstanding senior notes ("GTH Senior Notes"), comprising a premium of $10 million and a write-off of $10 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. Net loss. The Company incurred a net loss of $88 million for the year ended December 31, 1998, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million in the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. The net loss for the year ended December 31, 1998 reflects an extraordinary loss on retirement of the GTH Senior Notes of $20 million and a non-recurring charge of $140 million relating to the termination of the Advisory Services Agreement. Our net income before these items was $72 million. Preferred stock dividends. During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company recorded preferred stock dividends of approximately $13 million. Preferred stock dividends for the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997 were $13 million. Of the $13 million recorded in 1998, $4 million relates to the GCH Preferred Stock issued during December 1998. Redemption of preferred stock. The redemption of GTH's outstanding preferred stock ("GTH Preferred Stock") occurred in June 1998 and resulted in a $34 million charge against equity. This amount was comprised 37

of a $16 million redemption premium and a write-off of $18 million of unamortized discount and issuance costs. The redemption premium and write-off of unamortized discount and issuance costs are treated as a deduction to arrive at net loss applicable to common shareholders in the consolidated statements of operations. Net loss applicable to common shareholders. During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company reported a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $135 million. This loss reflects preferred stock dividends of $13 million and the redemption cost of GTH Preferred Stock of $34 million. During the period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, the Company incurred a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $13 million after GTH Preferred Stock dividends of $13 million. Liquidity and Capital Resources On December 15, 1999, Global Crossing issued $650 million aggregate liquidation preference of 7% cumulative convertible preferred stock. The preferred stock is convertible into common stock of Global Crossing based upon a conversion price of $53.25 per share. On November 24, 1999, the Company entered into a GBP 675 million (approximately $1,091 million as of December 31, 1999) credit facility to finance the acquisition of Racal Telecom. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had an outstanding balance of $646 million under the Racal Term Loan A. On November 12, 1999, Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. issued $1.1 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 9 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2009, and $0.9 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 9 1/8% Senior Notes Due 2006. The proceeds were partially used to pay down the term loans under the Company's Corporate Credit Facility. On November 5, 1999, Global Crossing issued $1.0 billion aggregate liquidation preference of 6 3/8% cumulative convertible preferred stock. The preferred stock is convertible into common stock of Global Crossing based upon a conversion price of $45.00 per share. On July 2, 1999, Global Crossing entered into a $3 billion senior secured corporate credit facility with a group of several lenders and The Chase Manhattan Bank as administrative agent. The initial proceeds under the facility were used to refinance outstanding balances under the AC-1 and MAC project finance facilities, to refinance balances under a vendor financing arrangement with Lucent, to refinance debt used for the purchase of the Global Marine business from Cable and Wireless and for general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had a remaining available balance of $308 million under the senior secured corporate credit facility. In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes Due 2006 and the Senior Notes Due 2009, a portion of the proceeds were used to pay down the term loans under the Corporate Credit Facility. Global Crossing initially financed the approximately $908 million Global Marine Systems acquisition, which was completed in July 1999, with approximately $600 million in committed bank financing and the remainder with cash on hand. This initial indebtedness was refinanced through borrowings under Global Crossing's senior secured corporate credit facility. After giving effect to the financings listed above, as of December 31, 1999, the Company had $1,865 million of both restricted and unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had $8,051 million of total liabilities, including $5,056 million in senior indebtedness, of which $1,295 million was secured. As of such date, Global Crossing Ltd. additionally had outstanding cumulative convertible preferred stock with a face value of $1,650 million. Our subsidiary, Global Crossing Holdings, also has mandatorily redeemable preferred stock outstanding with a face value of $500 million. In addition, our unconsolidated Pacific Crossing joint venture entered into an $850 million non-recourse credit facility, under which it had incurred $750 million of indebtedness as of December 31, 1999. Global Crossing estimates the remaining total cost of developing and deploying the announced systems on the Global Crossing Network to be approximately $5 billion, excluding costs of potential future upgrades and 38

the amounts capitalized with respect to warrants issued in exchange for the rights to construct MAC and PAC. Financing to complete the Global Crossing Network is expected to be obtained from common stock, preferred stock, bank financing or through other corporate financing. Some of this financing is expected to be incurred by wholly-owned subsidiaries or joint venture companies, as well as by GCL. The Company has extended limited amounts of financing to customers in connection with certain capacity sales. The financing terms provide for installment payments of up to four years. The Company believes that its extension of financing to its customers will not have a material effect on the Company's liquidity. Cash provided by operating activities was $506 million and $209 million for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The balances principally represent cash received from capacity sales, and interest income received, less sales and marketing, network development, general and administrative and interest expenses paid. Cash used in investing activities was $4,010 million and $431 million for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, and represents cash paid for construction in progress, acquisitions (net of cash acquired), purchases of property, plant and equipment and cash investments in affiliates. Cash provided by financing activities was $4,331 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 and primarily represents borrowings under the senior secured corporate facility, issuance of senior notes and proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock, partially offset by repayments of borrowings under long term debt. Cash provided by financing activities was $1,027 million for the year ended December 31, 1998 and primarily relates to proceeds from borrowings under the AC-1 and MAC Credit Facilities, proceeds from the issuance of GCH Senior Notes, the GCH Preferred Stock and our IPO, less amounts paid for finance and organization costs, the issuance of common preferred stock, the repayment of long term debt, the redemption of the GTH Preferred Stock, the retirement of the GTH Senior Notes and the increase in amounts held in restricted cash and cash equivalents. Global Crossing has a substantial amount of indebtedness. Based upon the current level of operations, management believes that the Company's cash flows from operations, together with available borrowings under its credit facility, and its continued ability to raise capital, will be adequate to meet the Company's anticipated requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other discretionary investments, interest payments and scheduled principal payments for the foreseeable future. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company's business will continue to generate cash flow at or above current levels or that currently anticipated improvements will be achieved. If the Company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow and raise capital to service the Company's debt, the Company may be required to reduce capital expenditures, refinance all or a portion of its existing debt or obtain additional financing. Inflation Management does not believe that its business is impacted by inflation to a significantly different extent than the general economy. Year 2000 Compliance Prior to December 31, 1999, the Company took all actions that it believed to be necessary to insure that its business operations would be Year 2000 ("Y2K") compliant. In particular, the Company established a Y2K compliance task force, reviewed the status of the Company's systems, submitted information requests to third party service providers, received assurances regarding Y2K compliance from its major suppliers and developed contingency plans to address any potential Y2K compliance failure. The Company expended approximately $40 million on a pro forma basis through December 31, 1999 on its Y2K readiness efforts, principally relating to remediation efforts made in the businesses operated by Frontier Corporation. 39

The Company did not experience any significant malfunctions or errors in its operating or business systems when the date changed from 1999 to 2000. Based on operations since January 1, 2000, the Company does not expect any significant impact to its ongoing business as a result of the Y2K issue. In addition, the Company is not aware of any significant Y2K issues or problems that may have arisen for its significant customers and suppliers. Euro Conversion On January 1, 1999, a single currency called the Euro was introduced in Europe. Eleven of the fifteen member countries of the European Union agreed to adopt the Euro as their common legal currency on that date. Fixed conversion rates between these countries' existing currencies (legacy currencies) and the Euro were established as of that date. The legacy currencies are scheduled to remain legal tender in these participating countries between January 1, 1999 and January 1, 2002 (not later than July 1, 2002). During this transition period, parties may settle transactions using either the Euro or a participating country's legacy currency. Transition to the Euro creates a number of issues for the Company. Business issues that must be addressed include product pricing policies and ensuring the continuity of business and financial contracts. Finance and accounting issues include the conversion of bank accounts and other treasury and cash management activities. The Company has not yet set conversion dates for certain of its accounting systems, statutory reporting and tax books, but will do so during 2000. The financial institutions with which the Company has relationships have transitioned to the Euro successfully and are issuing statements in dual currencies. The Company continues to address these transition issues and does not expect the transition to the Euro to have a material effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company. The Company does not expect the cost of system modifications to be material and the Company will continue to evaluate the impact of the Euro conversion. 40

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Interest Rate Risk The table below provides information about our market sensitive financial instruments and constitutes a "forward-looking statement." Our major market risk exposure is changing interest rates. Our policy is to manage interest rates through use of a combination of fixed and floating rate debt. Interest rate swaps may be used to adjust interest rate exposures when appropriate, based upon market conditions, and the Company does not engage in such transactions for speculative purposes.
Fair Value Expected maturity dates ----------------------2000 2001 ------ ------2002 ------2003 2004 Thereafter ------- -------- ---------(in thousands) --------------------Total 12/31/1999 12/31/1998 ---------- ---------- ----------

DEBT 9 1/2% Senior Notes due 2009................... Average interest rates--fixed.......... 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2006................... Average interest rates--fixed.......... 9 5/8% Senior Notes due 2008................... Average interest rates--fixed.......... Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility........ Average interest rates--variable....... Racal Term Loan A....... Average interest rates--variable....... Medium-Term Notes, 7.51%-9.3%, due 2000 to 2004................... Average interest rates--fixed.......... 7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2004................... Average interest rates--fixed.......... 6% Dealer Remarketable Securities (DRS) due 2013................... Average interest rates--fixed.......... Other................... Average interest rates--fixed.......... DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS Interest rate swap floating for fixed Contract notional amount................. Fixed rate paid by counterparty.......... Floating rate paid by GCL...................

--

--

--

--

--

$1,100,000 9.5%

$1,100,000 $1,086,937

N/A

--

--

--

--

--

900,000 9.1%

900,000

889,313

N/A

--

--

--

--

--

800,000 9.6%

800,000

798,000

$834,000

---

---

---

---

$648,597 (1) 97,000

-549,130 (2)

648,597 646,130

648,597 646,130

N/A N/A

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$71,500 8.9% --

$40,000 7.5% --

--

107,500 9.3%

-9.0% --

219,000

219,892

N/A

--

300,000 7.3%

300,000

282,220

N/A

--

--

-$ 3,618

-$38,336

-14,158 $

200,000 (3) 130,509 (4)

200,000 242,028

187,182 234,926

N/A N/A

$5,496 $49,911

--

--

--

--

$200,000 7.3% (5)

--

200,000 $

206,602

N/A

-------(1) The interest rate is US dollar LIBOR + 2.25% which was 8.4% as of December 31, 1999. (2) The interest rate is British pound LIBOR + 2.5% which was 8.4% as of December 31, 1999. (3) The interest rate is fixed at 6.0% until October 2003. At that time, the remarketing dealer (J.P. Morgan) has the option to remarket the notes at prevailing interest rates or tender the notes for redemption. (4) Includes $58,557 of fixed rate debt with interest rates ranging from 2.0% to 9.0%. $48,460 of floating rate debt with an interest rate of British pound LIBOR + 2.5%, which was 8.4% as of December 31, 1999. (5) The interest rate is US dollar LIBOR + 1.26%, which is set in arrears. Foreign Currency Risk For those subsidiaries using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, translation adjustments are recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. None of the Company's translation adjustments were material as of and for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. For those subsidiaries not using the U.S. Dollar as their functional

currency, assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expense accounts at average exchange rates during the period. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded directly to a separate component of shareholders' equity. As of and for the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company incurred a foreign currency translation adjustment of $21 million. For the year ended December 31, 1998, the translation adjustments were immaterial. Foreign currency forward transactions are used by the Company to hedge exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Euro was the principal currency hedged by the Company. Changes in the value of forward foreign exchange contracts, which are designated as hedges of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, are classified in the same manner as changes in the underlying assets and liabilities. 41

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA See the index included on page F-1, Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. 42

PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of the directors and executive officers of GCL. The Bye-laws of GCL provide for a Board of Directors consisting of up to 20 members divided into three classes with terms of three years each. At the 1999 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Messrs. Brown, Casey, Conway, McDonald and Porter were elected Class A Directors with a term expiring in 2000; Messrs. Annunziata, Cook, Hippeau, Kent, Lee, Raben and Scanlon were elected Class B Directors with a term expiring in 2001; and Messrs. Bloom, Clayton, Kehler, McCorkindale, Steed and Winnick were elected Class C Directors with a term expiring in 2002. Mr. Hindery was appointed a Class A Director by the Board effective February 9, 2000. Mr. Fok was appointed a Class A Director by the Board effective February 28, 2000. Name Age ---Position --52 71 52 48 50 50 58 56 42 47 47 38 48 60 44 55 54 52 44 50 48 43 57 48 60 60 46 50 -------Chairman of the Board and Director Co-Chairman of the Board and Director Chief Executive Officer and Director; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GlobalCenter Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board and Director President, Chief Operating Officer and Director Director; President, Global Crossing North America Director; Vice Chairman of the Board, Asia Global Crossing Senior Vice President and Director Senior Vice President and Director Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President, Human Resources Senior Vice President and General Counsel Chief Administrative Officer Executive Vice President, Construction and Operations Senior Vice President, Network Operations President, Global Crossing Development Co.; Chief Executive Officer, Global Marine Systems President, Atlantic Crossing Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director

Gary Winnick................... Lodwrick M. Cook............... Leo J. Hindery, Jr. ........... Thomas J. Casey................ David L. Lee................... Joseph P. Clayton.............. Jack M. Scanlon................ Abbott L. Brown................ Barry Porter................... Dan J. Cohrs................... John L. Comparin............... James C. Gorton................ John A. Scarpati............... Robert B. Sheh................. Edward Mulligan................ William B. Carter.............. S. Wallace Dawson, Jr. ........ Robert Annunziata.............. Jay R. Bloom................... William E. Conway, Jr. ........ Eric Hippeau................... Dean C. Kehler................. Geoffrey J.W. Kent............. Canning Fok Kin-ning........... Douglas H. McCorkindale........ James F. McDonald.............. Bruce Raben.................... Michael R. Steed............... 43

Gary Winnick--Mr. Winnick, founder of GCL, has been Chairman of the Board of GCL since March 1997. Mr. Winnick is the founder and has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Capital Group, Inc. ("PCG"), a leading merchant bank specializing in telecommunications, media and technology, which has a substantial equity investment in GCL, since 1985. Lodwrick M. Cook--Mr. Cook has been Co-Chairman of the Board of GCL since September 1997 and Vice Chairman and Managing Director of PCG since 1997. He became Chairman of Global Marine Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL, in 1999. Prior to joining PCG, Mr. Cook spent 39 years at Atlantic Richfield Co., last serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1986 to 1995, when he became Chairman Emeritus. Mr.Cook is also a member of the Board of Directors of Castle & Cooke, Inc., Litex, Inc. and 911Notify.com. Leo J. Hindery, Jr.--In February 2000, Mr. Hindery was named CEO of GCL. Mr. Hindery has been a GCL Director since February 2000 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GCL's GlobalCenter Inc. subsidiary since December 1999. Prior thereto, he had been President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T's Broadband and Internet Services division since March 1999. From March 1997 until March 1999, Mr. Hindery was President of Tele-Communications, Inc., a cable television and programming company. Prior thereto, he was Managing General Partner of InterMedia Partners, a cable television operation that he founded in 1988. Thomas J. Casey--Mr. Casey has been Vice Chairman and a Director since December 1998, after having been appointed Managing Director of GCL in September 1998. Prior to joining GCL, Mr. Casey was co-head of Merrill Lynch & Co.'s Global Communications Investment Banking Group for three years. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Casey was a partner and co-head of the telecommunications and media group of the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom. Mr. Casey also serves as president of PCG. David L. Lee--Mr. Lee has been President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of GCL since March 1997. He has also been a managing director of PCG since 1989. Joseph P. Clayton--Mr. Clayton has been a Director of GCL since September 1999. He has also served as President, Global Crossing North America since that time. Mr. Clayton was Vice-Chairman of GCL from September 1999 to March 2000. Prior to the Merger with Global Crossing, Mr. Clayton was Chief Executive Officer of Frontier since August 1997 having served as Frontier's President and Chief Operating Officer from June 1997 to August 1997. Prior thereto, he was Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales--Americas and Asia, Thomson Consumer Electronics, a worldwide leader in the consumer electronics industry. Jack M. Scanlon--Mr. Scanlon has been a Director since April 1998 and ViceChairman of Asia Global Crossing since 1999. Mr. Scanlon was Chief Executive Officer of GCL from April 1998 to March 1999 and Vice Chairman of GCL from March 1999 to March 2000. Prior to joining GCL, Mr. Scanlon was President and General Manager of the Cellular Networks and Space Sector of Motorola Inc. and had been affiliated with Motorola Inc. since 1990. Abbott L. Brown--Mr. Brown has been a Senior Vice President and a Director of GCL since 1997. He had been a managing director and Chief Financial Officer of PCG from 1994 to 1998. From 1990 through 1994, Mr. Brown was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. Barry Porter--Mr. Porter has been a Senior Vice President and a director of GCL since 1997. He has also been a managing director of PCG since 1993. Prior thereto, Mr. Porter had been a Senior Managing Director in the investment banking department of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Dan J. Cohrs--Mr. Cohrs has been Officer of GCL since May 1998. From with GTE Corporation, rising to the Planning and Development Officer in Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 1993 to 1998, Mr. Cohrs was affiliated position of Vice President and Chief 1997.

John L. Comparin--Mr. Comparin has been Senior Vice President, Human Resources of GCL since August 1999. Prior thereto, Mr. Comparin had been Senior Vice President--Human Resources of ALLTEL Corporation, an information technology company that provides wireline and wireless communications and information services. 44

James C. Gorton--Mr. Gorton has been Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GCL since July 1998, and also served as Secretary of GCL from August 1998 through September 1999. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Gorton was a partner in the New York law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. John A. Scarpati--Mr. Scarpati was appointed Chief Administrative Officer of GCL in December 1999. He previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at AT&T Business Services Group from 1998 to 1999. Prior thereto, Mr. Scarpati served since 1984 in various executive officer positions for the Teleport Communications Group, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Robert B. Sheh--Mr. Sheh has been Executive Vice President, Construction and Operations since February 1999. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Sheh served as President and Chief Executive Officer of International Technology Corporation, an environmental management services firm, and as Chairman and Chief Executive of Air & Water Technologies, an environmental management services firm. From 1989 to 1992 Mr. Sheh served as President of The Ralph M. Parsons Company, a worldwide engineering and construction company. Mr. Sheh held positions of increasing responsibility at Parsons over a period of 20 years. Edward Mulligan--Mr. Mulligan joined Global Crossing Ltd. in November 1999 as Senior Vice President for Engineering and Operations. In July 1973, Mr. Mulligan began his career with AT&T. In 1990 he joined Teleport Communications Group ("TCG") and rose within the organization to head the Product Lines-ofBusiness. In 1998 he rejoined AT&T when TCG was acquired by AT&T. William B. Carter--Mr. Carter has served as President of Global Crossing Development Co., a subsidiary of GCL since September 1997. Since July 1999, he has served as CEO of the Global Marine Systems subsidiary of GCL. Prior to joining GCL, he was president and chief executive officer of AT&T Submarine Systems, Inc., overseeing the research and development, planning, negotiations, engineering, implementation, and integration of their international cable and satellite facilities. Mr. Carter previously served as director of international network operations for AT&T. S. Wallace Dawson, Jr.--Mr. Dawson joined GCL in September 1997 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Crossing Ltd. in August 1998. He joined Bell Laboratories in 1968 and subsequently became associated with AT&T Long Lines, where he was responsible for AT&T Packet Switched Services and Data Networking Services. At AT&T Submarine Systems, Inc., he had overall delivery responsibility for implementation of all submarine cable projects. Robert Annunziata--Mr. Annunziata, a Director of GCL since March 1999, was Chief Executive Officer of GCL from February 1999 through March 2000. From September 1998 to February 1999, Mr. Annunziata was President of AT&T's business services group, responsible for the AT&T global network. Prior thereto, Mr. Annunziata was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Teleport Communications Group, a competitive local exchange carrier, from 1983 to 1998. Jay R. Bloom--Mr. Bloom, a Director of GCL since March 1997, is a managing director of CIBC World Markets Corp. and co-head of its Leveraged Finance Group. In addition, Mr. Bloom is a member of CIBC's U.S. Management Committee; co-head of CIBC World Markets High Yield Merchant Banking Funds; and a managing director of Caravelle Advisors, L.L.C., the investment advisor to Caravelle Investment Fund, L.L.C., an entity that owns shares of Global Crossing common stock. Mr. Bloom is also a managing director and member of Trimaran Fund II, L.L.C., Trimaran Fund Management, L.L.C., and Trimaran Investments II, L.L.C. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets in 1995, Mr. Bloom was a founder and managing director of The Argosy Group L.P. Mr. Bloom also serves as a director of CIBC World Markets Corp., Heating Oil Partners, L.P., Consolidated Advisers Limited, L.L.C., Argosy Heating Partners, Inc., Dominos, Inc., IASIS Healthcare Corporation and Morris Material Handling, Inc. William E. Conway, Jr.--Mr. Conway, a Director of GCL since August 1998, has been a managing director of The Carlyle Group, a private global investment firm, since 1987. Prior thereto, Mr. Conway had been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MCI Communications Corporation. Mr. Conway also serves as director of Nextel Communications, Inc. 45

Eric Hippeau--Mr. Hippeau, a Director of GCL since September 1999, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ziff-Davis Inc., a publicly-listed company whose majority shareholder is Softbank, Corp. Ziff-Davis Inc. is a leading integrated media and marketing company focused on computing and internet-related technology. Mr. Hippeau has held this position since December 1993, prior to which he held other senior executive positions within ZiffDavis. He is also a director of Ziff-Davis Inc., Yahoo!, Inc., and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Dean C. Kehler--Mr. Kehler, a Director of GCL since March 1997, is a managing director of CIBC World Markets Corp. and co-head of its Leveraged Finance Group. In addition, Mr. Kehler is a member of CIBC's U.S. Management Committee; co-head of CIBC World Markets High Yield Merchant Banking Funds; and a managing director of Caravelle Advisors, L.L.C., the investment advisor to Caravelle Investment Fund, L.L.C., an entity that owns shares of Global Crossing common stock. Mr. Kehler is also a managing director and member of Trimaran Fund II, L.L.C., Trimaran Fund Management, L.L.C., and Trimaran Investments II, L.L.C. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets in 1995, Mr. Kehler was a founder and managing director of The Argosy Group L.P. Mr. Kehler also serves as a director of CIBC World Markets Corp., Booth Creek Group, Inc. and Heating Oil Partners, L.P. Geoffrey J.W. Kent--Mr. Kent, a Director of GCL since August 1998, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Abercrombie & Kent group of companies in the travel-related services industry, and has been associated with these companies since 1967. Canning Fok Kin-ning--Mr. Fok has been a Director of GCL since February 2000. He has served as Group Managing Director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited ("Hutchison") since August 1993. Hutchison, part of the Li Ka-shing group of companies, is a large multi-national conglomerate based in Hong Kong. In January 2000, Hutchison formed a joint venture with GCL to pursue fixed-line telecommunications and internet opportunities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Mr. Fok is the Chairman of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited and Partner Communications Company Ltd. and Deputy Chairman of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited and Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited. He is also a director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and VoiceStream Wireless Corporation. Douglas H. McCorkindale--Mr. McCorkindale, a Director of GCL since September 1999, is Vice Chairman and President of Gannett Co., Inc., a nationwide diversified communications company, and has held that position since September 1997. Prior thereto, he was Gannett's Vice Chairman and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Mr. McCorkindale is also a director of Gannett and Continental Airlines and a director or trustee of a number of investment companies in the family of Prudential Mutual Funds. James F. McDonald--Mr. McDonald, a Director of GCL since September 1999, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., a leading supplier of broadband communications systems, satellite-based video, voice and data communications networks and world-wide customer service and support, since 1993. He is also a director of Scientific-Atlanta and Burlington Resources, Inc. Bruce Raben--Mr. Raben, a Director of GCL since March 1997, is a managing director of CIBC Oppenheimer. Prior to joining CIBC Oppenheimer in January 1996, Mr. Raben was a founder, managing director and co-head of the Corporate Finance Department of Jefferies & Co., Inc. since 1990. Mr. Raben also serves as a director of Optical Security, Inc., Evercom, Inc., Terex Corporation and Equity Marketing, Inc. Michael R. Steed--Mr. Steed, a Director of GCL since March 1997, has been a managing director of PCG since December 1999. Prior thereto, Mr. Steed had been Senior Vice President of Investments for the Union Labor Life Insurance Company, ULLICO Inc. ("ULLICO") and its family of companies and President of Trust Fund Advisors, ULLICO's investment management subsidiary, since 1992. Mr. Steed also serves as a director of Value America and VR-1. SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE Under the federal securities laws, our directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders are required within a prescribed period of time to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission transactions and holdings in 46

Global Crossing's common stock. Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms received by us and on written representations from certain reporting persons that no annual corrective filings were required for those persons, we believe that during fiscal year 1999 all these filing requirements were timely satisfied, with the exception of one Form 4 relating to a single transaction in Global Crossing common stock which was filed late by Lodwrick Cook. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Compensation Committee Report Compensation Philosophy Global Crossing's compensation philosophy is to relate the compensation of Global Crossing's executive officers to measures of company performance that contribute to increased value for Global Crossing's shareholders. To assure that compensation policies are appropriately aligned with the value Global Crossing creates for shareholders, Global Crossing's compensation philosophy for executive officers takes into account the following goals: . . enhancing shareholder value; representing a competitive and performance-oriented environment that motivates executive officers to achieve a high level of individual, business unit and corporate results in the business environment in which they operate; relating incentive-based compensation to the performance of each executive officer, as measured by financial and strategic performance goals; and enabling Global Crossing to attract and retain top quality management.

The Compensation Committee of the board of directors, which we will refer to as the "Committee," periodically reviews the components of compensation for Global Crossing's executive officers on the basis of this philosophy and periodically evaluates the competitiveness of its executive officer compensation program relative to comparable companies. When the Committee determines that executive officer compensation adjustments or bonus awards are necessary or appropriate, it makes such modifications as it deems appropriate. However, the board of directors has sole authority to modify the compensation of the Chairman, the Co-Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), although the Committee makes recommendations to the board in this regard. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 limits the deductibility of certain annual compensation payments in excess of $1 million to a company's executive officers. It is the objective of the Compensation Committee to administer compensation plans in compliance with the provisions of Section 162(m) where feasible and where consistent with Global Crossing's compensation philosophy as stated above. In that connection, at the 2000 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the Company intends to recommend the adoption of an annual bonus plan meeting the requirements of Section 162(m). The Company already has in place a stock incentive plan pursuant to which stock-based incentives may be awarded in compliance with Section 162(m). Executive Compensation Components The major components of compensation for executive officers, including the CEO, are base salary, annual bonuses and stock option grants. Each component of the total executive officer compensation package emphasizes a different aspect of Global Crossing's compensation philosophy. . Base Salary. Base salaries for executive officers are initially set upon hiring by the Committee (or, in the case of the Chairman, the CoChairman and the CEO, by the board of directors upon the Committee's recommendation) based on recruiting requirements (i.e., market demand), competitive pay practices, individual experience and breadth of knowledge, internal equity considerations and other objective and subjective factors. Increases to base salary are also determined by the Committee or the board of directors, as applicable. Increases are determined primarily on an evaluation of competitive 47

data, the individual's performance and contribution to Global Crossing, and Global Crossing's overall performance. Base salaries are periodically reviewed by the Compensation Committee. . Target Annual Bonuses. Global Crossing relies to a large degree on annual bonus compensation to attract, retain and reward executives of outstanding abilities and to motivate them to perform to the full extent of their abilities. Target bonuses for executive officers, including the CEO, are determined on the basis of competitive bonus levels, level of responsibility, ability to influence results on a corporate or business unit level and, on occasion, subjective factors. Target annual bonuses for the Chairman, the Co-Chairman and the CEO are determined by the board of directors upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee. Target annual bonuses for other executive officers are determined by the Committee. Stock Option Grants. The only current long-term incentive opportunity for executive officers, including the CEO, is the award of stock option grants under the 1998 Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Incentive Plan. In contrast to bonuses that are paid for prior year accomplishments, stock option grants represent incentives tied to future stock appreciation. They are intended to provide executive officers with a direct incentive to enhance shareholder value. Options generally vest over a three-year period with a maximum term of ten years. Option grants are awarded at the discretion of the Committee primarily based on an evaluation of competitive data and the anticipated contribution that the executive officer will make to Global Crossing.

The Committee conducts annually a full review of the performance of Global Crossing and its executive officers in assessing compensation levels. The Committee considers various qualitative and quantitative indicators of both Global Crossing and the individual performance of its executive officers. This review evaluates Global Crossing's performance both on a short- and long-term basis. The Committee may consider such quantitative measures as Total Shareholder Return ("TSR"), Return on Shareholder's Equity ("ROSE"), Return on Capital Employed ("ROCE"), revenue growth, and growth in Adjusted EBITDA and other measures of profitability. The Committee may also consider qualitative measures such as leadership, experience, strategic direction and overall contribution to Global Crossing. In addition, the Committee evaluates compensation in light of the compensation practices of other companies in the telecommunications industry and peer group companies as may be determined by the Committee. These companies are used as a reference standard for establishing levels of base salary, bonus and stock options. For 1999, executive officer compensation was targeted at the 75th percentile relative to peer group companies in the telecom industry. 2000 Executive Compensation Review Based on the factors set forth above, the Committee approved (or, in the case of the Chairman, Co-Chairman and CEO, recommended that the board of directors approve) salary increases and 1999 bonus awards for all executive officers. In addition, the Committee approved approximately 11,000,000 additional stock options grants to executive officers during 1999. Robert Annunziata was appointed CEO in February 1999. Jack Scanlon held the position of CEO from the beginning of 1999 through February 1999. In determining salary increases and 1999 bonus awards for Messrs. Annunziata and Scanlon, the Committee reviewed the performance of Global Crossing against its goals. During 1999, annual revenue increased from $420 million to $1.7 billion as a result of internal growth and acquisitions completed during the year. Global Crossing's market capitalization grew from $10 billion to $43 billion or 330%. In addition, Mr. Annunziata was a key member of the team that completed the successful merger with Frontier Corporation, and the acquisitions of Racal Telecom and Global Marine Systems. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE James F. McDonald, Chairman Geoffrey J.W. Kent Douglas McCorkindale 48

Summary Compensation Table The table below sets forth information concerning compensation paid to certain executive officers during the last fiscal year.
Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------Other Restricted Securities Annual Stock Underlying LTIP All Other Year Salary Bonus(1) Compensation(2) Award(s) Options/SARs Payouts Compensation(3) ---- -------- ----------- --------------- ---------- ------------ ------- --------------1999 $169,615 $ 1999 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 464,679 622,500 450,000 925,000 266,667 36,217 785,000 11,000,000 504,000 480,000 625,000 533,333 2,000,000 $ 94,097 --$213,569 -----------------7,500,000 -3,600,000 1,600,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -----------$ --5,000 ---222,222 5,000 5,000 --

Gary Winnick............ Chairman Robert Annunziata*...... Former Chief Executive Officer Jack M. Scanlon*........ Vice Chairman, Asia Global Crossing Thomas J. Casey......... Vice Chairman John A. Scarpati........ Chief Administrative Officer William B. Carter....... President, Global Crossing Development Co.; Chief Executive Officer, Global Marine Systems

1999 622,500 395,000 1998 600,000 1,050,000 1997 $200,000 $ 750,000

-------* Mr. Annunziata became Chief Executive Officer in February 1999 and Mr. Scanlon resigned the position in February 1999. Mr. Scanlon is still one of the four most highly compensated officers of Global Crossing other than the CEO. (1) The amounts in this column represent annual bonuses, except that Mr. Annunziata's amount reflects a $10,000,000 signing bonus and a $1,000,000 annual bonus; and Mr. Scarpati's amount reflects a $2,000,000 signing bonus. (2) Mr. Winnick received imputed income for the personal use of corporate aircraft in 1999. (3) Messrs. Scanlon and Carter received matching company contributions on their 401(k) plan deferrals. Mr. Scarpati is to receive an $8,000,000 bonus upon the completion of 3 years of service, of which 1/36th was accrued in 1999. Certain Compensation Arrangements The 1998 Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Incentive Plan (the "1998 Plan") provides that, unless otherwise provided in the specific award agreement, upon a "change in control," certain awards granted under the 1998 Plan may, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, be deemed to vest immediately. The award agreements generally provide for accelerated vesting upon a change in control. A "change in control" is defined under the 1998 Plan in general as the occurrence of any of the following: (1) any person or entity, other than certain of our affiliates, becomes the "beneficial owner," as defined under Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, of securities of Global Crossing representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of our then outstanding securities; (2) during any period of 24 months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors and any new director (other than any directors who meet certain exceptions specified in the 1998 Plan) whose election was approved in advance by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the board; (3) our shareholders approve any transaction pursuant to which Global Crossing is merged or consolidated with any other company, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in our shareholders immediately prior thereto continuing to own more than 65% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding after such transaction; or (4) our shareholders approve a plan of complete liquidation of Global Crossing or an agreement for the sale or disposition by Global Crossing of all or substantially all of our assets, other than the liquidation of Global Crossing into a wholly owned subsidiary. 49

In January 2000, the board of directors authorized Global Crossing to enter into change in control agreements with our executive officers and certain of our other key executives. These agreements provide for certain benefits upon actual or constructive termination of employment in the event of a "Change in Control" (as defined below). With respect to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table above, if, within 24 months of the month in which a Change in Control occurs, his employment is terminated by us (other than for cause or by reason of death or disability), or he terminates employment for "good reason" (generally, an unfavorable change in employment status, compensation or benefits or a required relocation), he shall be entitled to receive (i) a lump sum payment equal to three times the sum of his annual base salary plus guideline bonus opportunity (reduced by any cash severance benefit otherwise paid to the executive under any applicable severance plan or other severance arrangement), (ii) a prorated annual target bonus for the year in which the Change in Control occurs, (iii) continuation of his life and health insurance coverages for three years and (iv) payment of any excise taxes due in respect of the foregoing benefits and of any other payments made to the executive as a result of the Change in Control. The term of each of these agreements will continue through December 31, 2001, after which it will be automatically extended for additional one-year terms subject to termination by either party on one year's prior notice. There is an automatic 24-month extension following any Change in Control. A Change in Control generally is deemed to occur if: (1) any person or entity, other than certain of our affiliates, becomes the "beneficial owner" of securities of Global Crossing representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of our then outstanding securities; (2) during any period of 24 months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors and any new director (other than any directors who meet certain exceptions specified in the change in control agreement) whose election was approved in advance by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the board; (3) any transaction is consummated pursuant to which Global Crossing is merged or consolidated with any other company, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in our shareholders immediately prior thereto continuing to own more than 65% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding after such transaction; or (4) Global Crossing is completely liquidated or we sell or dispose of all or substantially all of our assets, other than the liquidation of Global Crossing into a wholly owned subsidiary. In December 1999, we entered into an employment agreement with Leo J. Hindery, Jr. providing for Mr. Hindery's employment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of our GlobalCenter subsidiary for an initial term of three years. The employment agreement provided for a base annual salary of not less than $500,000 and a guaranteed bonus of not less than $500,000. Mr. Hindery also received stock options to purchase 500,000 shares of Global Crossing common stock at an exercise price of $45 per share. These stock options vest 34% on Mr. Hindery's first date of employment and the balance in 22% increments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of such date. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Hindery is also entitled to receive stock options covering 5.5% of the common stock of our GlobalCenter subsidiary or of a tracking stock designed to reflect the performance of the GlobalCenter business. Such GlobalCenter stock options will have an aggregate exercise price of $110 million and will vest 34% immediately and the balance in 22% increments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of Mr. Hindery's employment start date. In March 2000, Mr. Hindery's compensation arrangements were changed to reflect his new responsibilities as CEO of Global Crossing Ltd. At that time, Mr. Hindery's annual base salary was increased to $995,000 and he received an additional 2,000,000 Global Crossing Ltd. stock options at an exercise price of $54.375 per share, such options to vest ratably over three years. Upon a "change in control" or upon the actual or constructive discharge of Mr. Hindery without "cause" (as defined in Mr. Hindery's agreement), all of his options will immediately vest in full, and Mr. Hindery will be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to the sum of his annual base salary and bonus through the end of the term of the agreement. In February 1999, we entered into an employment agreement with Robert Annunziata providing for Mr. Annunziata's employment as Chief Executive Officer of Global Crossing for an initial term of three years. The employment agreement provided for a base annual salary of not less than $500,000 and a target annual bonus of not less than $500,000. In addition, Mr. Annunziata was provided a $10 million signing bonus, subject to partial repayment in certain circumstances, as well as a $5 million fully recourse loan facility to be used to purchase 50

shares of Global Crossing common stock to the extent Mr. Annunziata used a like amount of his own funds for such purpose. Mr. Annunziata did not elect to make use of this loan facility. Mr. Annunziata also received stock options to purchase 4,000,000 (after giving effect to the March 9, 1999 stock split) shares of Global Crossing common stock at a split-adjusted exercise price of $19.81 per share. These stock options were to vest in 25% increments starting on February 19, 1999 and on February 22 of each of the first three years of Mr. Annunziata's employment. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Annunziata was given the right, for a period of six months following the initial term of the agreement, to require the Company to purchase from him any shares of the Company's common stock held by him as a result of the exercise of the 4,000,000 stock options at a purchase price equal to $49.625 per share. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Annunziata also received stock options to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 (post-split) shares of Global Crossing common stock, at a split-adjusted exercise price of $24.81 per share, all of which became vested on Mr. Annunziata's first day of employment. Upon Mr. Annunziata's resignation as CEO on March 2, 2000, all of Mr. Annunziata's then unvested stock options granted under the agreement became immediately vested and Mr. Annunziata became entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to two times his then annual base salary and bonus. Global Crossing entered into an employment agreement, dated as of April 1, 1998, with Jack Scanlon, providing for Mr. Scanlon's employment as Global Crossing's Chief Executive Officer for an initial term of two years. The employment agreement provided for a base annual salary of not less than $600,000 and a guaranteed bonus of not less than $400,000. In addition, Mr. Scanlon was issued options to purchase a total of 3,600,000 (after adjusting for subsequent stock splits) shares of Global Crossing common stock at a split-adjusted exercise price of $0.835 per share. These options vest in 25% increments on Mr. Scanlon's first day of employment and on each of the first three anniversaries of that date. Upon a "change in control" of Global Crossing, as defined in the 1998 Plan, all of these options will immediately vest, and Mr. Scanlon will be entitled to terminate the agreement and receive a lump sum payment equal to two times his then annual base salary and bonus. Mr. Scanlon will also be entitled to such lump sum payment if he is actually or constructively discharged without "cause" (as defined in the agreement). Mr. Scanlon voluntarily resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Global Crossing in February 1999 to become Vice Chairman of Global Crossing. His employment agreement was extended for one additional year at that time but otherwise was left substantially unchanged. In September 1998, Mr. Thomas Casey was hired by Pacific Capital Group as its President. At such time, it was also agreed among Pacific Capital Group, Global Crossing and Mr. Casey that, in addition to Mr. Casey's role as President of Pacific Capital Group, Mr. Casey would also serve as Managing Director of Global Crossing. In connection with such employment, Mr. Casey received economic rights to 2,000,000 shares of the Global Crossing common stock at an effective price of $2.00 per share. Such rights vest in 33% increments on the first day of Mr. Casey's employment and on each of the first and second anniversaries of the first day of Mr. Casey's employment. In connection with Mr. Casey's dual employment, Global Crossing and Pacific Capital Group established an arrangement whereby each entity would be responsible for a portion of Mr. Casey's salary and long-term compensation based upon the relative amount of time spent by Mr. Casey on matters pertaining to such entity. Initially, 80% of Mr. Casey's salary and long-term compensation was allocated to Global Crossing and 20% of such amounts was allocated to Pacific Capital Group, subject to adjustment and re-allocation on an annual basis. On March 18, 1999, in recognition of the time spent by Mr. Casey on Global Crossing matters to such date and his expected ongoing responsibilities with Global Crossing, the Global Crossing board of directors elected to assume Mr. Casey's employment agreement, including the full amount of Mr. Casey's salary and long-term compensation, with Mr. Casey serving full time in his role with Global Crossing as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the board of directors. In December 1999, Global Crossing entered into an employment agreement with John A. Scarpati providing for Mr. Scarpati's employment as Chief Administrative Officer of Global Crossing for an initial term of three years. The employment agreement provides for a base salary of not less than $500,000 and a target annual bonus of 100% of his base annual salary. In addition, Mr. Scarpati was provided a $2 million signing bonus, subject to partial repayment in certain circumstances, as well as the right to an $8 million payment in the event he remains employed by Global Crossing for three years or is actually or constructively discharged without "cause" (as defined in the agreement). In connection with his employment, Mr. Scarpati received stock options to purchase 51

1,000,000 shares of Global Crossing common stock at an exercise price of $53 per share. These stock options vest in 25% increments on the date Mr. Scarpati commenced employment with the Company and on each of the first three anniversaries thereof. Upon a "change in control" (as defined in the 1998 Plan) or upon the actual or constructive discharge of Mr. Scarpati without "cause" (as defined in the agreement), these options will immediately vest in full, and Mr. Scarpati will be entitled to terminate the agreement and receive a lump sum payment equal to the sum of his then annual base salary and bonus. Compensation of Outside Directors Each director who is not an employee of Global Crossing receives cash compensation of $2,500 for each meeting of the board of directors attended and $1,500 for each attended meeting of a committee of the board of which he or she is a member. In addition, each non-employee chairman of a board committee also receives an annual retainer of $5,000. During 1999, each non-employee director commencing service on the board received options to purchase 120,000 shares of Global Crossing common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of Global Crossing common stock on the date of grant. Each such option has a term of 10 years, became exercisable immediately with respect to the first 30,000 shares, and will become exercisable with respect to the remaining 90,000 shares in two equal installments on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant, in each case so long as such director continues to be a director of Global Crossing on such date. Commencing in 2000, the board of directors adjusted the level of initial stock option grants such that new non-employee directors now receive 40,000 option shares (subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split) on the date on which they commence board service. Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year The table below sets forth information concerning options granted to certain executive officers during the last fiscal year.
Potential Realizable Value At Assorted Annual Rates of Stock Price Individual Grants Appreciation for Option Term ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------Number of % of Total Securities Options Market Price Underlying Granted to of Common Options Employees in Exercise or Stock on Expiration Granted Fiscal Year Base Price Grant Date Date 0% 5% 10% ---------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------11.16% 1.40% 8.37% -0.84% 0.84% 2.79% 2.79% --$19.813 24.812 45.000 -61.375 25.000 45.000 $53.000 --$24.812 24.812 45.000 -61.375 25.000 45.000 $45.000 --2/22/09 2/22/09 12/3/09 -5/16/09 9/24/09 12/3/09 12/3/09 --$19,996,000 ------

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Gary Winnick........... -Chairman Robert Annunziata...... 4,000,000 Former Chief Executive 500,000 Officer 3,000,000 Jack M. Scanlon........ -Vice Chairman, Asia Global Crossing Thomas J. Casey........ 300,000 Vice Chairman 300,000 1,000,000 John A. Scarpati....... 1,000,000 Chief Administrative Officer William B. Carter...... -President, Global Crossing Development Co.; Chief Executive Officer, Global Marine Systems

$82,412,534 $178,171,752 7,802,067 19,771,969 84,900,775 215,155,232 --29,344,783 11,953,068 71,718,411 63,718,411 --

-11,579,522 -4,716,710 -28,300,258 $(8,000,000) $20,300,258 $ ---

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Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option Values The table below sets forth information concerning exercises of stock options by certain executive officers during the last fiscal year and the fiscal yearend value of such executive officers' unexercised options. Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised Options In-The-Money Options(2) ------------------------- ------------------------Name ---Gary Winnick............ Chairman Robert Annunziata....... Former Chief Executive Officer Jack M. Scanlon......... Vice Chairman, Asia Global Crossing Thomas J. Casey......... Vice Chairman John A. Scarpati........ Chief Administrative Officer William B. Carter....... President, Global Crossing Development Co., Chief Executive Office Global Marine Shares Acquired Value On Exercise Realized(1) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable --------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------81,576 345,680 --174,144 -$ 2,243,340 12,525,410 --4,860,345 1,200,000 1,500,000 1,334,560 1,006,666 333,334 1,706,096 600,000 6,000,000 1,800,000 1,926,666 666,666 1,000,000 $58,998,000 $ 29,499,000 42,781,000 65,613,642 33,699,968 -83,880,210 105,561,000 88,497,000 42,799,968 -49,165,000

-------(1) Amounts indicated are based upon the difference between the exercise price and the closing market price on the exercise date. (2) Amounts indicated are based upon the difference between the exercise price and the closing market price per share of the common stock of $50.00 on December 31, 1999. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation The Compensation Committee of the Global Crossing board of directors consists of Messrs. McDonald, Kent and McCorkindale, none of whom had any relationships with Global Crossing requiring disclosure under Securities and Exchange Commission rules. However, prior to November 4, 1999, the Compensation Committee consisted of Lodwrick M. Cook, Michael R. Steed and Jay R. Levine (an employee of an affiliate of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), who were involved in certain transactions described in Item 13 below. 53

Comparison of Cumulative Total Returns The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on Global Crossing common stock for the period from August 14, 1998, the initial date of trading of Global Crossing common stock, to December 31, 1999 with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the NASDAQ Telecom Index over the same period. The graph assumes $100 invested on August 14, 1998 in Global Crossing common stock and $100 invested on such date in each of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the NASDAQ Telecom Index, with dividends reinvested. In the proxy statement provided to shareholders in connection with our 1999 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, we used a peer group of fiber optic cable providers comprised of Qwest, Level 3 Communications, Inc., Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., IXC Communications, Inc. and Equant NV (the "Old Peer Group"). We have decided to replace the Old Peer Group index with the NASDAQ Telecom Index because we believe the latter index to be readily accessible to our Shareholders and more representative of the industries in which we now compete. In accordance with SEC rules, the graph below also illustrates the cumulative total shareholder return of the Old Peer Group over the relevant period. Stock Performance [LINE GRAPH] GBLX -----100 81.86 176.96 362.75 334.31 207.84 392.16 S&P 500 Stock Index ----------100 95.7 115.67 121.04 129.17 120.7 138.25 NASDAQ Telecom Index ------------100 91.16 125.6 155.04 164.27 156.67 254.61 Old Peer Group -------------100 83.51 124.49 178.48 175.77 151.07 230.11

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At 12/31/99, a $100 initial investment is worth: GBLX $392.16 S&P 500 Stock Index $138.25 NASDAQ Telecom Index $254.61 Old Peer Group $230.11 54

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth, as of March 3, 2000, certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each person or entity who is known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of our voting common stock, (ii) each of our directors and executive officers and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. To our knowledge, each such shareholder has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown, unless otherwise noted. For purposes of this table, an individual is deemed to have sole beneficial ownership of securities owned jointly with such individual's spouse. Amounts appearing in the table below include (i) all shares of common stock outstanding as of March 3, 2000, (ii) all shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options within 60 days of March 3, 2000 and (iii) all shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants within 60 days of March 3, 2000. The warrants designated below as "New PCG Warrants" and "GCL Warrants" each represent the right to immediately purchase shares of GCL common stock at an exercise price of $9.50 per share. Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock -----------------------------------------------------Shares Shares Subject to Subject Shares Number of New PCG to GCL Subject to Percentage Shares(1) Warrants Warrants Options(2) of Class ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------Pacific Capital Group, Inc.(3)................ 360 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(4)......... 161 Bay Street, 8th Floor--BCE Place P.P. Box 500 M5J258, Toronto, Canada Gary Winnick(5)......... Lodwrick M. Cook........ Leo J. Hindery, Jr...... Thomas J. Casey(6)...... Abbott L. Brown(7)...... Joseph Clayton.......... Dan J. Cohrs............ John Comparin........... James C. Gorton......... David L. Lee(8)......... Barry Porter............ John M. Scanlon......... John A. Scarpati........ Robert Sheh............. William B. Carter....... Wallace S. Dawson....... Edward Mulligan......... Robert Annunziata....... Jay R. Bloom(9)......... William E. Conway, Jr.(10)................ Canning Fok Kin-ning.... Eric Hippeau............ Dean C. Kehler(9)....... Geoffrey J.W. Kent...... Douglas McCorkindale.... James McDonald.......... Bruce Raben............. Michael R. Steed........ All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group.................. 85,861,172 6,050,004 2,515,788 0 11.98%

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-------* Percentage of shares beneficially owned does not exceed one percent. (1) As of March 3, 2000, 779,714,470 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. (2) Represents stock options issued under stock option plans of Global Crossing, except that Mr. Fok's amount includes 8,888,889 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 400,000 shares of convertible preferred stock issued to Hutchison Whampoa in connection

with the formation of the Hutchison Global Crossing joint venture. As Managing Director of Hutchison Whampoa, Mr. Fok may be deemed to share investment and voting control over these shares. 55

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Includes 70,107,766 shares of common stock and common stock warrants owned or managed by GKW Unified Holdings, a company formed for the benefit of Gary Winnick and members of his family and managed by Pacific Capital Group, which thereby shares investment and voting power over such shares. Also includes 25,133 shares of common stock owned by Casey Pacific Holdings LLC for the benefit of Thomas J. Casey and managed by Pacific Capital Group, which thereby shares investment and voting power over such shares. These share amounts, which are effective as of March 9, 2000, include 11,453,529 shares held by certain affiliates of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in such a manner that CIBC shares investment power over such shares. The indicated options have been assigned to CIBC by CIBC employees who previously served on the GCL board of directors. Includes (a) all shares of common stock beneficially owned by Pacific Capital Group, a company controlled by Mr. Winnick, and (b) 1,440,211 shares held by The Winnick Family Foundation, a non-profit organization over whose portfolio securities Mr. Winnick shares investment and voting power. Includes 605,279 shares of common stock owned by Casey Global Holdings LLC and 25,133 shares of common stock owned by Casey Pacific Holdings LLC, which companies are managed by GCL and Pacific Capital Group, respectively, in such a manner that Mr. Casey shares investment and voting power over such shares. Includes (a) 75,350 shares of common stock held by the Ridgestone Foundation, a non-profit organization of which Mr. Brown is trustee and (b) 150,000 shares of common stock held by the Abbott and Linda Brown Family Foundation, a non-profit organization of which Mr. Brown is trustee. Includes (a) all 9,900,822 shares of common stock and 513,156 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by San Pasqual Corp., a corporation of which Mr. Lee and his family are the sole shareholders and over whose portfolio securities Mr. Lee shares investment and voting power and (b) all 3,988,242 shares of common stock and 150,300 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by the David and Ellen Lee Family Trust, of which Mr. Lee is a trustee and in such capacity shares investment and voting power over such shares. Includes (a) 11,453,529 shares held by certain affiliates of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in such a manner that Messrs. Bloom and Kehler have shared investment and voting power over such shares and (b) 218,434 shares held by Caravelle Investment Fund, LLC, for whose investment advisor Messrs. Bloom and Kehler serve as managing directors. Includes 2,239,640 shares of common stock beneficially owned by the Carlyle Group, of which Mr. Conway is managing director and in such capacity shares voting and investment control over such shares.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS During 1999, we entered into the transactions described below with certain of our directors, executive officers and affiliates. Transactions with Pacific Capital Group and its Affiliates Prior to 1999, Global Crossing entered into certain transactions with affiliates of Pacific Capital Group ("PCG"), including the acquisition of development rights to certain of the Company's fiber optic cable systems. PCG is controlled by Gary Winnick, Chairman of the Board of the Company, and some other officers and directors of Global Crossing either currently are or at one time were affiliated with PCG, including Messrs. Cook, Casey, Lee, Porter and Brown. During 1999, Global Crossing subleased from PCG two suites in an office building in Beverly Hills, California for payments aggregating approximately $287,000 over the year. In October 1999, Global Crossing consolidated its Beverly Hills offices into approximately 87,000 square feet of office space at its present headquarters building at 360 North Crescent Drive. Global Crossing leases this space from North Crescent Realty V, LLC, which is managed by and affiliated with PCG, for an aggregate monthly cost of approximately $400,000. North Crescent Realty V, LLC paid approximately $7.5 million to improve the 360 North Crescent property to meet Global Crossing's specifications and was reimbursed approximately $3.2 million of this amount by Global Crossing. Global Crossing engaged an independent real estate consultant to review the terms of Global Crossing's occupancy of the 360 North Crescent building, which terms were found by the consultant to be consistent with market terms and the product of an arm's length negotiation. Global Crossing 56

subleases approximately 12,000 square feet of the building to PCG for an aggregate monthly cost of approximately $53,000. PCG has fractional ownership interests in respect of four aircraft used by Global Crossing during 1999. Global Crossing reimburses PCG for PCG's cost of maintaining these ownership interests such that PCG realizes no profit from the relationship. During 1999, PCG billed Global Crossing approximately $2 million in aggregate under this arrangement. In March 2000, Global Crossing intends to enter into an approximately ten year lease of an aircraft that is currently owned by WINCO Aviation, a company controlled by Gary Winnick (through PCG) and Lodwrick Cook. It is anticipated that a commercial equipment financing company will purchase the aircraft from WINCO Aviation and then lease the aircraft to Global Crossing on standard commercial terms. The purchase price of the aircraft will be approximately $12.5 million, which is the amount WINCO Aviation paid for the aircraft, before transactions costs, when WINCO Aviation first acquired the aircraft in August 1999. As supported by two independent appraisals obtained by Global Crossing, the fair market value of the aircraft is in excess of the proposed purchase price. Relationship to Crescent Wireless Ltd. In January 2000, Crescent Wireless Ltd. ("Crescent Wireless") was formed for the purpose of participating in the spectrum auctions being held in the United Kingdom to provide "third generation" wireless telecommunications services. Crescent Wireless is controlled by Gary Winnick, David Lee and Barry Porter, each a director and executive officer of the Company. In connection with the performance by Crescent Wireless of its business operations, the Company has made available to Crescent Wireless on a consultancy basis certain of the Company's personnel. In consideration for these services, the shareholders of Crescent Wireless have granted to the Company an option to purchase any or all of the equity ownership of Crescent Wireless owned by those shareholders. Relationship with NextWave Telecom Inc. In December 1999, we entered into an agreement with NextWave Telecom Inc. pursuant to which we agreed to make a minority investment in NextWave through the purchase of its convertible preferred stock, subject to certain conditions relating to the status of NextWave's PCS licenses. NextWave's goal is to deploy a state-of-the-art wireless telecommunications network specifically designed to provide next-generation wireless services. We also entered into a Strategic Services Agreement pursuant to which we are to be the preferred provider of backhaul, long distance backbone, web-hosting, and other communications services to NextWave. PCG and CIBC both also committed to purchase shares of NextWave's convertible preferred stock, subject to essentially the same conditions relating to the status of NextWave's PCS licenses. As of March 3, 2000, the conditions relating to NextWave's PCS licenses have not been satisfied, and none of Global Crossing, PCG or CIBC has consummated an equity investment in NextWave. Transactions with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and its affiliates During 1999, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and its affiliates ("CIBC") entered into certain financing transactions with Global Crossing. In particular, CIBC: (1) acted as an arranger for the $600 million ten-day demand note issued by Global Marine Systems in July, (2) acted as an arranger for the $3 billion senior secured credit facility entered into by Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. in July, (3) was an initial purchaser of the $2 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes issued by Global Crossing Holdings in November, and (4) was an initial purchaser of Global Crossing Ltd.'s $650 million aggregate liquidation preference 7% cumulative convertible preferred stock issued in December. During 1999, Global Crossing paid CIBC approximately $5.6 million in fees in connection with these transactions. CIBC has a substantial beneficial ownership interest in Global Crossing, and Messrs. Bloom, Kehler and Raben, directors of Global Crossing, are employees of an affiliate of CIBC. 57

Relationship to Ziff-Davis Inc. and Affiliates Eric Hippeau, a director of Global Crossing, is the chairman and chief executive officer of Ziff-Davis Inc., a majority of the common stock of which is beneficially owned by Softbank Corp. Softbank is a party to the Asia Global Crossing joint venture established to provide advanced network-based telecommunications services to businesses and consumers throughout Asia. Global Crossing, which is responsible for the management and operation of the network, contributed to the venture its 57.75% share of the Pacific Crossing cable system and its development rights in East Asia Crossing. Softbank and Microsoft each contributed $175 million in cash to Asia Global Crossing and also committed to make a total of at least $200 million in Global Crossing Network capacity purchases over a three-year period, expected to be utilized primarily on the Pacific Crossing system and East Asia Crossing. Softbank and Microsoft also agreed to use Asia Global Crossing's network in the region. Global Crossing currently owns 93% of Asia Global Crossing, with Softbank and Microsoft each owning 3.5%. When the fair market value of Asia Global Crossing is determined to exceed $5 billion, the ownership interest of Softbank and Microsoft will increase to a maximum of 19% each at a valuation of $7.5 billion and above. Mr. Hippeau is Softbank's representative on the Asia Global Crossing board of directors. In addition, Ziff-Davis is one of the largest web-hosting customers of our GlobalCenter subsidiary. Relationship to Hutchison Whampoa Limited Canning Fok Kin-ning, managing director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited ("Hutchison"), was recently appointed a director of Global Crossing. In November 1999, Hutchison and Global Crossing entered into an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to pursue fixed-line telecommunications and Internet opportunities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. The joint venture, the formation of which was completed in January 2000, combines Hutchison's existing territory-wide, building-to-building fixed-line fiber optic telecommunications network and certain Internet-related assets in Hong Kong with Global Crossing's international fiber optic broadband cable capacity and web hosting, Internet applications and data services. For its 50% share, Global Crossing provided to Hutchison $400 million in Global Crossing convertible preferred stock. Additionally, Global Crossing committed to contribute to the joint venture international telecommunications capacity rights on its global fiber optic network and data center related capabilities which together are valued at $350 million, as well as $50 million in cash. Agreements with Global Crossing Stockholders In August 1998, PCG, GKW Unified Holdings (an affiliate of Gary Winnick and PCG), affiliates of CIBC, Global Crossing and some of our other shareholders, including some of our officers and directors and their affiliates, entered into a Stockholders Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement. Under the Stockholders Agreement, Global Crossing has been granted a right of first refusal on specified private transfers by these shareholders during the first two years after the consummation of our initial public offering on August 14,1998. In addition, subject to the exceptions in the Stockholders Agreement, some of these shareholders have rights, which are referred to as tag-along rights, permitting these shareholders to participate, on the same terms and conditions, in some transfers of shares by any other of these shareholders as follows: (1) PCG, GKW Unified Holdings and CIBC and their affiliates and permitted transferees have the right to participate in any transaction initiated by any of them to transfer 5% or more of our outstanding securities; and (2) PCG, GKW Unified Holdings, CIBC and their affiliates and permitted transferees have the right to participate in any transaction initiated by any of them to transfer any of our securities if that transaction would result in a change of control of Global Crossing. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, our shareholders who are parties to that agreement and a number of their transferees have demand and piggyback registration rights and will receive indemnification and, in some circumstances, reimbursement for expenses from us in connection with an applicable registration. Principal shareholders of Global Crossing representing at that time over a majority of the voting power of our common stock entered into a Voting Agreement with Frontier Corporation in March 1999 in connection with the Frontier merger. These Global Crossing shareholders reaffirmed their voting obligations under the Voting 58

Agreement in connection with subsequent amendments made to the merger agreement during 1999. Pursuant to the Second Reaffirmation of Voting Agreement and Share Transfer Restriction Agreement dated September 2, 1999, the Global Crossing shareholders that are parties to the Voting Agreement also agreed, from September 2, 1999 until March 28, 2000, not to transfer record or beneficial ownership of any shares of Global Crossing common stock held by such shareholders, other than transfers to charities, transfers made with the consent of the Company and other limited exceptions, and to work in good faith toward implementing a program with the purpose that, if the Global Crossing shareholders that are parties to the Voting Agreement wish to sell or transfer their shares after March 28, 2000, these sales or transfers would be completed in a manner that would provide for an orderly trading market for the shares of Global Crossing common stock. Also on September 2, 1999, fourteen of our executive officers and three executive officers of Frontier entered into a Share Transfer Restriction Agreement with Global Crossing. Under this agreement, the Global Crossing executive officers agreed not to sell or transfer shares of our common stock, and the Frontier executive officers agreed not to sell or transfer shares of Frontier common stock and the shares of Global Crossing common stock they would receive in exchange for their Frontier common stock in the merger, until March 28, 2000, subject in each case to substantially the same exceptions as are applicable to the Second Reaffirmation of Voting Agreement and Share Transfer Restriction Agreement described in the immediately preceding paragraph. Loan to Executive Officer In May 1998, Dan J. Cohrs, an executive officer of the Company, received an interest-free relocation loan in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000. This loan is repayable in full on May 18, 2001. 59

PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 10-K (a) List of documents filed as part of this report: 1. Financial Statements-Included in Part II of this Form 10-K: Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 2. Financial Statement Schedules--Included in Part II of this Form 10-K: Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 3. Exhibit Index: Exhibit Number ------2.1

Exhibit ------Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 16, 1999 (the "Frontier Merger Agreement"), among the Registrant, Frontier Corporation and GCF Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 19, 1999 (the "March 19, 1999 8-K")). Consent and Amendment No. 1 to the Frontier Merger Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1999, among the Registrant, GCF Acquisition Corp. and Frontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 1999 (the "May 18, 1999 8-K")). Amendment No. 2 to the Frontier Merger Agreement, dated as of September 2, 1999, among the Registrant, GCF Acquisition Corp. and Frontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 3, 1999 (the "September 3, 1999 8-K")). Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 26, 1999, between Cable & Wireless plc and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 16, 1999 (the "July 16, 1999 8-K")). Amendment to the Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 25, 1999, between Cable & Wireless plc and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the July 16, 1999 8-K). Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 1999, between the Registrant and U S West, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 1999 (the "May 21, 1999 8-K")). Letter Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1999, between the Registrant and U S West, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to the May 21, 1999 8-K). Termination Agreement, dated as of July 18, 1999, between the Registrant and U S West, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 20, 1999 (the "July 20, 1999 8-K")).

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Exhibit Number ------4.5

Exhibit ------Indenture, dated as of November 19, 1999, among the Registrant., Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. and United States Trust Company of New York (i ncorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on January 11, 2000 (File No. 333-94449)).

Except as hereinabove provided, there is no instrument with respect to longterm debt of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries under which the total authorized amount exceeds 10 percent of the total consolidated assets of the Registrant. The Registrant agrees to furnish to the SEC upon its request a copy of any instrument relating to long-term debt. 10.1 Project Development and Construction Contract, dated as of March 18, 1997, among AT&T Submarine Systems, Inc. and Atlantic Crossing Ltd. (formerly Global Telesystems Ltd.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the July 23, 1998 S-1/A). Project Development and Construction Contract, dated as of April 21, 1998, among Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd. and Pacific Crossing Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the July 23, 1998 S1/A). Project Development and Construction Contract, dated as of June 2, 1998, among Alcatel Submarine Networks and Mid-Atlantic Crossing Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the July 23, 1998 S1/A). Project Development and Construction Contract, dated as of July 21, 1998, among Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd. and Pan American Crossing Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 1998). Project Development and Construction Contract, dated as of July 30, 1999, among Alcatel Submarine Networks and South American Crossing Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Global Crossing Holdings Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on January 11, 2000 (File No. 333-94449)) (portions have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment). Lease made as of October 1, 1999 between North Crescent Realty V, LLC and Global Crossing Development Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the November 15, 1999 10-Q). Form of Stockholders Agreement dated as of August 12, 1998 among the Registrant and the investors named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.1 to the July 23, 1998 S-1/A). Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 12, 1998 among the Registrant and the investors named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the July 23, 1998 S-1/A). Voting Agreement, dated as of March 16, 1999, among certain shareholders of the Registrant parties thereto, Frontier Corporation and, for certain purposes only, the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the March 19, 1999 8-K). Second Reaffirmation of Voting Agreement and Share Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated as of September 2, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Annex S-B to the joint proxy statement/prospectus supplement included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on September 8, 1999 (the "September 8, 1999 S-4"). Share Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated as of September 2, 1999, among certain shareholders of Global Crossing Ltd., certain shareholders of Frontier Corporation and Global Crossing Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Annex S-C to the joint proxy statement/prospectus supplement included in the September 8, 1999 S4). Tender Offer and Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1999, between the Registrant and U S WEST, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(2) to U S WEST, Inc.'s Schedule 14D-1 filed on May 21, 1999).

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

10.10

10.11

10.12

62

Exhibit Number ------10.13

Exhibit ------Standstill Agreement dated as of May 16, 1999 between U S WEST, Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(4) to U S WEST, Inc.'s Schedule 14D-1 filed on May 21, 1999). Voting Agreement dated as of May 16, 1999 between U S WEST, Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(3) to U S WEST, Inc.'s Schedule 14D-1 filed on May 21, 1999). Tender and Voting Agreement dated as of May 16, 1999 among U S WEST, Inc., the Registrant and the shareholders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(5) to U S WEST, Inc.'s Schedule 14D-1 filed on May 21, 1999). Agreement dated as of May 16, 1999 among the Registrant and the shareholders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(6) to U S WEST, Inc.'s Schedule 14D-1 filed on May 21, 1999). Transfer Agreement dated as of May 16, 1999 among the Registrant and the shareholders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(8) to U S WEST, Inc.'s Schedule 14D-1 filed on May 21, 1999). Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 18, 1999 to Tender Offer and Purchase Agreement dated as of May 16 1999 between the Registrant and U S WEST, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the July 20, 1999 8-K). Agreement, dated as of July 18, 1999, between Qwest Communications International Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the July 20, 1999 8-K). Agreement, dated as of July 18, 1999, between Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. and Qwest Communications International Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the July 20, 1999 8-K). Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999 among the Registrant and the initial purchasers of the Registrant's 6-3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock named therein (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on January 18, 2000 relating to such securities). Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999 among the Registrant and the initial purchasers of the Registrant's 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock named therein (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on January 18, 2000 relating to such securities). 1998 Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated effective December 7, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. Registration Statement on Form S4 filed on January 11, 2000 (File No. 333-94449). Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement as in effect on September 30, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the November 15, 1999 10-Q). Frontier Corporation Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan as amended and restated effective January 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Frontier Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 28, 1997). Amendment No. 1, effective March 16, 1999, to Frontier Corporation Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Frontier Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 3, 1999). Amendment No. 2, dated September 21, 1999, to Frontier Corporation Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the November 15, 1999 10-Q). Employment Agreement dated as of February 19, 1999 between the Registrant and Robert Annunziata (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 1999).

10.14

10.15

10.16

10.17

10.18

10.19

10.20

10.21

10.22

10.23

10.24

10.25

10.26

10.27

10.28

63

Exhibit Number ------10.29

Exhibit ------Executive Contract dated March 25, 1996 between Robert L. Barrett and Frontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Frontier Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 14, 1996). Amendment dated May 1, 1999 to Executive Contract between Robert L. Barrett and Frontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the November 15, 1999 10-Q). Executive Contract dated January 1, 1998 between Joseph P. Clayton and Frontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Frontier Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 26, 1998). Amendment dated May 1, 1999 to Executive Contract between Joseph P. Clayton and Frontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the November 15, 1999 10-Q). Employment Agreement dated as of December 5, 1999 between the Registrant and Leo J. Hindery, Jr. (filed herewith). Form of Change in Control Agreement between the Registrant and Executive Officers of the Registrant approved by the Board of Directors in January 2000 (filed herewith). Subscription and Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated November 15, 1999, among Hutchison Whampoa Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications Limited, the Registrant and HCL Holdings Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on January 11, 2000 (File No. 333-94449)). Employment Agreement dated as of December 3, 1999 between the Registrant and John A. Scarpati (filed herewith). Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed herewith). Subsidiaries of the Registrant (filed herewith). Consent of Arthur Andersen (filed herewith). Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith).

10.30

10.31

10.32

10.33 10.34

10.35

10.36 12.1 21.1 23.1 27.1

(b) Reports on Form 8-K. During the quarter ended December 31, 1999, the following reports on Form 8K were filed by the Registrant: 1. Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 1999 (date of earliest event reported), filed on October 12, 1999, for the purpose of reporting, under Item 5, the execution of an agreement to acquire Racal Telecom. 2. Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 1999 (date of earliest event reported), filed on October 21, 1999, for the purpose of filing, under Item 2, the agreement governing the acquisition of Racal Telecom. 3. Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 29, 1999 (date of earliest event reported), filed on December 8, 1999, for the purpose of reporting, under Item 5, recent issuances by Global Crossing Ltd. of unregistered securities. 4. Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 24, 1999 (date of earliest event reported), filed on December 3, 1999, for the purpose of reporting, under Item 2, the acquisition of Racal Telecom. (c) See Item 14(a)(3) above. (d) See Item 14(a)(2) above. 64

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE Page ---Report of Independent Public Accountants................................... Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998............... Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997.................................................................. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997........................................... Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997.................................................................. Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997........................................... Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................. Schedule: Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts........................... F-1 F-2 F-3

F-4

F-5

F-6

F-8 F-9 F-42

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To Global Crossing Ltd.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Global Crossing Ltd. (a Bermuda company) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, cash flows and comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997. These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Global Crossing Ltd. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the period March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. As explained in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 1999, the Company changed its method of accounting for start-up costs. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule is presented for purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations and is not part of the basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all material respects the financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ Arthur Andersen _____________________________________ Arthur Andersen Hamilton, Bermuda February 23, 2000 F-2

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share and per share information) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 ----------------- ----------------ASSETS: Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents................. Restricted cash and cash equivalents...... Accounts receivable, net.................. Other assets and prepaid costs............ Total current assets...................... Restricted cash and cash equivalents...... Accounts receivable....................... Capacity available for sale............... Property and equipment, net............... Goodwill and intangibles, net............. Investment in and advances to/from affiliates, net.......................... Other assets.............................. Total assets.............................. LIABILITIES: Current liabilities: Accrued construction costs................ Accounts payable.......................... Accrued cost of access.................... Accrued liabilities....................... Accrued interest and preferred dividends.. Deferred revenue.......................... Income taxes payable...................... Current portion of long term debt......... Other current liabilities................. Total current liabilities................. Long-term debt............................ Deferred revenue.......................... Deferred credits and other................ Total liabilities......................... MINORITY INTEREST.......................... MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE AND CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK: 10 1/2% Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, $100 liquidation preference per share.................................... 6 3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 10,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, $100 liquidation preference per share..................... 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 2,600,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, $250 liquidation preference per share.................................... SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock, 3,000,000,000 shares authorized, par value $.01, 799,137,142 and 432,776,246 shares issued as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Treasury stock, 22,033,758 shares......... Additional paid-in capital and other shareholders' equity..................... Accumulated deficit.......................

$ 1,633,499 93,294 966,973 252,767 ----------2,946,533 138,118 52,052 -6,026,053 9,557,422 323,960 661,442 ----------$19,705,580 =========== 275,361 509,866 154,285 280,629 66,745 127,367 140,034 5,496 292,810 ----------1,852,593 5,018,544 383,287 796,606 ----------8,051,030 ----------351,338 ----------$

806,593 77,190 71,195 21,637 ---------976,615 367,600 43,315 574,849 433,707 -177,334 65,757 ---------$2,639,177 ========== $ 129,081 2,018 -29,972 14,428 44,197 15,604 6,393 14,572 ---------256,265 1,066,093 25,325 34,174 ---------1,381,857 --------------------

485,947 -----------

483,000 ----------

969,000 -----------

-----------

629,750 -----------

-----------

7,992 (209,415) 9,578,927 (158,989) ----------9,218,515 -----------

4,328 (209,415) 1,067,470 (88,063) ---------774,320 ----------

Total liabilities and shareholders'

equity................................... See accompanying notes. F-3

$19,705,580 ===========

$2,639,177 ==========

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except share and per share information) Period from March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------REVENUE................. EXPENSES: Cost of sales.......... Operations, administration and maintenance........... Sales and marketing.... Network development.... General and administrative........ Stock related expense.. Depreciation and amortization.......... Goodwill and intangibles amortization.......... Termination of advisory services agreement.... $ 1,664,824 ----------850,483 133,202 149,119 26,153 210,107 51,306 124,294 127,621 -----------1,672,285 ----------(7,461) 15,708 (1,338) 67,407 (139,077) 180,765 ----------$ 419,866 ----------178,492 18,056 26,194 10,962 26,303 39,374 541 -139,669 ----------439,591 ----------(19,725) (2,508) -29,986 (42,880) -----------$ -------------1,366 78 1,618 -39 ------------3,101 ----------(3,101) --2,941 -------------

OPERATING LOSS.......... EQUITY IN INCOME (LOSS) OF AFFILIATES.......... MINORITY INTEREST....... OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): Interest income........ Interest expense....... Other income, net...... INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, EXTRAORDINARY ITEM AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE... Provision for income taxes................. LOSS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE.............. Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt.... LOSS BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE... Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of income tax benefit of $1,400................ NET LOSS................ Preferred stock dividends............. Redemption of preferred stock................. LOSS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS.... NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE: Loss applicable to common shareholders

116,004 (126,539) -----------

(35,127) (33,067) -----------

(160) ------------

(10,535) (45,681) ----------(56,216)

(68,194) (19,709) ----------(87,903)

(160) -----------(160)

(14,710) ----------(70,926) (66,642) -----------$ (137,568) ===========

-----------(87,903) (12,681) (34,140) ----------$ (134,724) ===========

-----------(160) (12,690) -----------$ (12,850) ===========

before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, basic and diluted..... Extraordinary item, basic and diluted..... Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, basic and diluted..... Net loss applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted..... Shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share................. See accompanying notes.

$ (0.15) ----------(0.09) -----------

$ (0.32) ----------(0.06) -----------

$ (0.04) ----------------------

(0.03) ----------$ (0.27) ===========

-----------$ (0.38) ===========

-----------$ (0.04) ===========

502,400,851 ===========

358,735,340 ===========

325,773,934 ===========

F-4

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (In thousands, except share and per share information)
Other Shareholders' Common Stock ------------------Shares ----------Issuance of common stock for cash in March 1997 (Date of Inception), net of $1,264 issuance costs................. Preferred stock dividends............. Net loss for the period................ Balance, December 31, 1997................... Issuance of common stock for cash........ Cash reimbursement to certain shareholders.. Unearned compensation.. Amortization of compensation expense.. PCG Warrants........... Issuance of common stock in exchange for termination of advisory services agreement............. Preferred stock dividends............. Premium on redemption of preferred stock.... Common stock transactions with certain shareholders.. Issuance of common stock in connection with initial public offering, net of $30,916 issuance costs................. Issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options......... Net loss............... Balance, December 31, 1998................... Issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options......... Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options............... Unearned compensation.. Amortization of compensation expense.. Issuance of common stock in exchange for non-compete rights and licenses.............. Cancellation of shares issued in connection with terminated merger with US West.......... Preferred stock dividends............. Shares issued in connection with Frontier acquisition.. Shares issued for retirement of debt.... Foreign currency translation adjustment............ Unrealized gain on securities............ Net loss............... Balance, December 31, 1999................... Amount -----Treasury Stock -------------------Shares Amount ---------- --------Equity -------------------Additional Paid-in Capital(a) Other ---------- -------Total Accumulated Shareholders' Deficit Equity ----------- -------------

325,773,934 -----------325,773,934 1,575,000 ---24,406,340

$3,258 ------3,258 16 ---244

---

---

83,713 (12,690)

---

---

86,971 (12,690)

---------- ---------------------

---------71,023 2,772 (7,047) 93,758 -275,054

----------(93,758) 37,111 --

(160) --------(160) ------

(160) ---------74,121 2,788 (7,047) -37,111 275,298

14,210,526 --21,733,758

142 --217

---22,033,758

---(209,415)

134,858 (12,681) (34,140) 209,198

-----

-----

135,000 (12,681) (34,140) --

44,420,000 656,688 -----------432,776,246 10,058,073 ----

444 7 ------4,328 101 ----

--

--

390,630 692 ----------1,124,117 111,263 9,368 55,066 --

----------(56,647) --(55,066) 51,306

--(87,903) --------(88,063) -----

391,074 699 (87,903) ---------774,320 111,364 9,368 -51,306

-------------- --------22,033,758 ----(209,415) -----

2,239,632

22

--

--

19,978

--

--

20,000

(2,231,076) -355,263,135 1,031,132 -------------799,137,142 ===========

(22) -3,553 10 --------$7,992 ======

------

------

(103,362) (66,642) 8,503,974 5,290 -------------

----(20,698) 980 --------$(80,125) ========

------(70,926) --------$(158,989) =========

(103,384) (66,642) 8,507,527 5,300 (20,698) 980 (70,926) ---------$9,218,515 ==========

-------------- ---------

22,033,758 $(209,415) $9,659,052 ========== ========= ==========

-------(a) Additional Paid-in-Capital has been charged retroactively for the par value of the shares issued as a result of the 2-for-1 stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend effective on March 9, 1999. See accompanying notes. F-5

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) Period From March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss............... Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Extraordinary loss on retirement of senior notes................. Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle............. Non-cash portion of US West termination agreement............. Stock related expenses. Termination of advisory services agreement.... Equity in (income) loss of affiliates......... Depreciation and amortization.......... Provision for doubtful accounts.............. Deferred income taxes.. Capacity available for sale excluding cash expenditures for investing activities.. Other.................. Changes in operating assets and liabilities........... Net cash provided by operating activities. CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Cash paid for construction in progress and capacity available for sale.... Acquisitions, net of cash acquired......... Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated subsidiary............ Purchases of property and equipment......... Investments in and advances to affiliates............ Net cash used in investing activities. CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net.. Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net................... Proceeds from issuance of senior notes....... Proceeds from long-term debt.................. Repayment of long-term

(70,926)

$ (87,903)

(160)

45,681 14,710 (103,384) 51,306 -(15,708) 251,915 37,157 35,274

19,709 --39,374 135,000 2,508 541 4,233 9,654

------39 ---

-7,726 252,333 ---------506,084 ----------

123,329 -(37,718) --------208,727 ---------

(21,200) -26,442 -------5,121 --------

(1,577,044) (2,456,811) 379,086 (193,871) (161,337) ---------(4,009,977) ----------

(413,996) ---(16,701) --------(430,697) ---------

(428,743) -----------(428,743) --------

111,364 1,598,750 2,000,000 3,544,083

392,298 483,000 796,495 290,556

73,736 92,470 150,000 162,325

debt.................. Retirement of 1997 issued senior notes... Redemption of 1997 issued preferred stock................. Finance costs incurred. Cash reimbursement to certain shareholders.. Minority interest investment in subsidiary............ Preferred dividends.... Decrease (increase) in restricted cash and cash equivalents...... Net cash provided by financing activities. NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS....... CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period.............. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period................. F-6

(3,351,732) --(141,027) -350,000 (52,429) 271,790 ---------4,330,799 ---------826,906 806,593 ---------$1,633,499 ==========

(176,890) (159,750) (134,372) (37,665) (7,047) --(419,515) --------1,027,110 --------805,140 1,453 --------$ 806,593 =========

---(28,181) ---(25,275) -------425,075 -------1,453 --------$ 1,453 ========

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS--(Continued) (In thousands) Period From March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Common stock issued to holders of preferred stock................. Common stock issued upon conversion of debt.................. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Costs incurred for construction in progress and capacity available for sale.... Increase in accrued construction costs.... Increase in accrued interest.............. Amortization of deferred finance costs................. (Increase) decrease in obligations under capital leases........ PCG Warrants........... Cash paid for construction in progress and capacity available for sale.... Non-cash purchases of property and equipment............. Transfer of capacity available for sale to property and equipment............. Common stock issued for non-compete rights.... SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable.... Other current assets... Other Long-Term Assets. Deferred revenue....... Accounts payable and accrued liabilities... Income taxes payable... Obligations under inland services agreement............. Deferred credits and other.................

$ -=========== $ 5,300 ===========

$ -========= $ -=========

$ 13,325 ======== $ -========

$ 1,704,258 (119,405) -(7,809) -------------

$ 607,865 (77,077) (8,412) (7,883) 11,660 (112,157) ---------

$497,319 (52,414) (1,641) (2,223) (12,298) ---------

$ 1,577,044 =========== $ 38,300 ===========

$ 413,996 ========= $ -=========

$428,743 ======== $ -========

$ 574,849 =========== $ 20,000 ===========

$ -========= $ -=========

$ -======== $ -========

(296,467) (47,915) (98,029) 331,475 258,739 73,650 (21,994)

$(118,743) (46,662) -64,197 30,332 15,604 17,554 ---------$ (37,718) ========= $ --

-(1,032) -5,325 1,249 -20,900

52,874 ----------$ 252,333 =========== $11,120,676

--------$ 26,442 ======== $ --

Detail of acquisitions: Assets acquired........

Liabilities assumed.... Common stock issued.... Net cash paid for acquisitions.......... Cash acquired in acquisitions.......... Cash paid for acquisition, including transaction fees...... Investments in Affiliates: Cost of investments in affiliates............ PCG Warrants...........

(2,613,149) ----------$ 8,507,527 =========== $ 2,456,811 123,855 ----------$ 2,580,666 ===========

---------$ -========= $ --

--------$ -======== $ --

---------$ -=========

--------$ -========

(161,337) -=========== $ (161,337) ===========

$(179,842) 163,141 ========= $ (16,701) =========

--======== $ -========

Cash paid for interest and income taxes: Interest paid and capitalized........... Interest paid (net of capitalized interest). Cash paid for taxes.... See accompanying notes.

$ 219,289 =========== $ 141,230 =========== $ 14,589 ===========

$ 39,424 ========= $ 33,854 ========= $ 7,809 =========

$ 8,136 ======== $ -======== $ -========

F-7

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In thousands) Period from March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------Net loss................ Foreign currency translation adjustment............ Unrealized gain on securities............ Comprehensive loss...... $(70,926) (20,698) 980 -------$(90,644) ======== $(87,903) ---------$(87,903) ======== $(160) ------$(160) =====

See accompanying notes. F-8

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION Global Crossing Ltd. (a Bermuda company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "GCL" or the "Company") is building and offering services over the world's first independent global fiber optic network, consisting of 101,000 announced route miles and serving five continents, 27 countries and more than 200 major cities. Upon completion of our currently announced systems, our network and our telecommunications and Internet product offerings will be available in markets constituting over 80% of the world's international communications traffic. The Company's strategy is to be the premier provider of global broadband Internet Protocol ("IP") and data services for both wholesale and retail customers. The Company is building a state-of-the-art fiber optic network that management believes to be of unprecedented global scope and scale to serve as the backbone for this strategy. Management believes that the Company's network will enable it to be the low cost service provider in most of its addressable markets. Asia Global Crossing, a joint venture with Softbank Corp. and Microsoft Corporation intends to become the first truly pan-Asian carrier to offer worldwide bandwidth and data communications. The Asia Global Crossing joint venture was established on November 24, 1999. GlobalCenter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL, will expand its product set to become a single-source e-commerce service solution that will provide webcentric businesses with the high availability, flexibility and scalability necessary to compete in the rapidly expanding digital economy. Global Crossing Ltd. serves as a holding company for its subsidiaries' operations, including Global Marine Systems (acquired July 2, 1999), Frontier Corporation (acquired September 28, 1999), and Racal Telecom (acquired November 24, 1999). In February 1999, the Company's Board of Directors declared a 2-for-1 split of the Company's common stock in the form of a stock dividend which was effective on March 9, 1999. All share information presented in these consolidated financial statements gives retroactive effect to the 100-for-1 stock split in January 1998, 1.5-for-1 stock dividend in August 1998 and 2for-1 stock dividend on March 9, 1999. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The significant accounting policies are summarized as follows: a) Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GCL and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. As described in Note 3, the Company completed the acquisitions of Global Marine Systems, Frontier and Racal Telecom during 1999. These acquisitions have had a major impact on the comparability of the Company's financial statements. To assist the reader of these financial statements and related notes, the Company has disclosed certain financial information in Note 3 including the pro forma impact of these acquisitions. b) Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts and results could differ from those estimates. F-9

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The Company's operations and ability to grow may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in customer requirements, new laws and governmental regulations and policies, technological advances, entry of new competitors and changes in the willingness of financial institutions and other lenders to finance acquisitions and operations. The Company cannot predict which, if any, of these or other factors might have a significant impact on the telecommunications industry in the future, nor can it predict what impact, if any, the occurrence of these or other events might have on the Company's operations. c) Development Stage Company The Company was in its development stage until May 1998 when the United States to United Kingdom segment of the AC-1 system was placed into service, and the Company began generating significant amounts of revenue. d) Revenue Recognition Services Revenue recognized as services, including sales of capacity under operating type leases, are provided, net of an estimate for uncollectible accounts. Payments received from customers before the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are included in deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Sales-Type Leases Revenue from Capacity Purchase Agreements ("CPAs") that meet the criteria of sales-type lease accounting are recognized in the period that the rights and obligations of ownership transfer to the purchaser, which occurs when (i) the purchaser obtains the right to use the capacity, which can only be suspended if the purchaser fails to pay the full purchase price or fulfill its contractual obligations, (ii) the purchaser is obligated to pay Operations, Administration and Maintenance ("OA&M") costs and (iii) the segment of a system related to the capacity purchased is available for service. Certain customers who have entered into CPAs for capacity have paid deposits toward the purchase price which have been included as deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Prior to July 1, 1999, substantially all CPAs were treated as sales-type leases as described in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, "Accounting for Leases" ("SFAS 13"). On July 1, 1999, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 43, "Real Estate Sales, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 66" ("FIN 43"), which requires prospective transactions to meet the criteria set forth in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 66, "Accounting for Sales of Real Estate" ("SFAS 66") to qualify for sales-type lease accounting. Since sales of terrestrial capacity did not meet the new criteria, the terrestrial portion of CPAs executed subsequent to June 30, 1999 were recognized over the terms of the contracts, as services. Percentage-of-Completion Revenues and estimated profits under long-term contracts for undersea telecommunication installation by Global Marine Systems are recognized under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. e) Cost of Sales Services Costs of the network relating to capacity contracts accounted for as operating leases are treated as fixed assets and, accordingly, are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the capacity. F-10

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Sales-Type Leases Prior to October 1, 1999, the effective date of the Frontier merger, cost of sales for subsea circuits was calculated based on the ratio of capacity revenue recognized in the period to total expected capacity revenue over the life of the network system, multiplied by the total remaining costs of constructing the network system. This calculation of cost of sales matches costs with the value of each sale relative to total expected revenue. Until the entire system was completed, for purposes of calculating cost of sales, the total system costs incurred included an estimate of remaining costs to be incurred to complete the entire system plus the cost of system upgrades that management had the intent and ability to complete, provided the need for such upgrades was supported by a third party consultant's independent revenue forecast. Beginning October 1, 1999, the Company initiated service contract accounting and therefore began depreciating all of its systems; however, certain contracts still qualified for sales-type lease accounting. For these transactions, the Company's policy provided for recording cost of sales in the period in which the related revenue was recognized, in addition to the depreciation charge described below (see Property and Equipment and Construction in Progress). Under service contract accounting, the amount charged to cost of sales relating to subsea capacity was calculated by determining the estimated net book value of the specific subsea capacity at the time of the sale. The estimated book value includes expected costs of capacity the Company has the intent and ability to add through upgrades of that system, provided the need for such upgrades is supported by a third-party consultant's independent revenue forecast. f) Commissions and Advisory Services Fees The Company's policy is to record sales commissions and advisory fee expenses and related payables upon the recognition of revenue so as to appropriately match these costs with the related revenue. Under the Advisory Services Agreement ("ASA"), which was terminated by December 31, 1998, the Company paid PCG Telecom Services LLC ("PCG Telecom") and its affiliates 2% of revenue for advisory services performed. Under the Sales Agency Agreement, the Company paid Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. ("TSSL") a commission based on a percentage of revenue from the sale of capacity on certain of the Company's systems. g) Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Current and Long Term) The Company considers cash in banks and short term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates fair value. h) Property and Equipment and Construction in Progress Property and equipment, which includes capitalized leases, are stated at cost, net of depreciation and amortization. Major enhancements are capitalized, while expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred. Costs incurred prior to a segment's completion are reflected as construction in progress in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and recorded as property and equipment at the date each segment of the applicable system becomes operational. Construction in progress includes direct expenditures for construction of network systems and is stated at cost. Capitalized costs include costs incurred under the construction contract; advisory, consulting and legal fees; interest; and amortized finance costs incurred during the construction phase. Once it is probable that a cable system will be constructed, costs directly identifiable with the cable system under development are capitalized. Costs relating to the evaluation of new projects incurred prior to the date the development of the network system becomes probable are expensed as incurred. In connection with the construction of the Global Crossing network, the Company has entered into various agreements to sell or exchange dark fiber, ducts, rights of ways, and certain capacity. These non-monetary exchanges are recorded at the cost of the asset transferred or, if applicable, the fair value of the asset received. F-11

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Interest incurred, which includes the amortization of deferred finance fees and issuance discount ("interest cost"), are capitalized to construction in progress. Total interest cost incurred and interest capitalized to construction in progress during the periods presented were: For the period March 31, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------(In thousands) Interest cost incurred.. Interest cost capitalized to construction in progress............... $217,136 ======== $92,813 ======= $9,777 ======

$ 78,059 ========

$49,933 =======

$9,777 ======

Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, with the exception of leasehold improvements and assets acquired through capital leases, which are depreciated over the lesser of the estimated useful lives or the term of the lease. Estimated useful lives are as follows: Buildings...................................................... 10-40 Leasehold improvements......................................... Furniture, fixtures and equipment.............................. Transmission equipment......................................... years 2-25 years 2-30 years 3-25 years

Beginning October 1, 1999, the Company commenced service contract accounting. Carrying amounts related to completed subsea systems were reclassified from capacity available for sale to depreciable assets, and are being depreciated over their remaining economic useful lives. When property or equipment is retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are relieved from the accounts, and resulting gains or losses are reflected in the determination of current net income. The Company reviews the carrying value of property and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss would be recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the assets. i) Goodwill and Intangibles Costs in excess of net assets of acquired businesses are amortized on the straight-line method over 3 to 25 years. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, the impairment loss would be included in the determination of current net income. Subsequent to acquisitions, the Company continually evaluates whether later events and circumstances have occurred which indicate that the remaining estimated useful life of intangible assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance of such assets may not be recoverable. When factors indicate that intangible assets should be evaluated for possible impairment, the Company uses an estimate of the undiscounted operating income over the remaining life of the intangible assets in measuring whether the intangible assets are recoverable. j) Deferred Finance Costs Costs incurred to obtain financing through the issuance of senior notes and long-term debt have been reflected as an asset included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Costs incurred to obtain financing through the issuance of preferred stock have been reflected as a reduction in the carrying value F-12

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) of the issued preferred stock. The financing costs relating to the debt are amortized over the lesser of the term of the related debt agreements or the expected payment date of the debt obligation. In 1998, certain preferred stock was redeemed at which time the remaining balance of unamortized discount and offering costs was charged against additional paid-in capital. In 1999 and 1998, certain long-term debt was extinguished, at which time the remaining balance of unamortized discount and offering costs was written off and included in extraordinary loss on retirement of debt. During the construction period, the amortized portion of deferred financing costs relating to the senior notes and the long-term debt are included in construction in progress as a component of interest capitalized or recorded as interest expense in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 34, "Capitalization of Interest Cost". The amortized portion of the deferred financing costs relating to the preferred stock is included as a component of preferred stock dividends. k) Investments Investments in which the Company does not have significant influence or in which the Company holds an ownership interest of less than 20% are recorded using the cost method of accounting. The equity method of accounting is applied for investments in affiliates, if the Company owns an aggregate of 20% to 50% of the affiliate and if the Company exercises significant influence over the affiliate. The equity method is also applied for entities in which the Company's ownership is in excess of 50% but over which the Company is unable to exercise effective control. If the Company holds more than 50% of the ownership and is able to exercise effective control, the owned entity's financial statements and the appropriate deductions for minority interest are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. l) Financial Instruments The Company uses derivative financial instruments to reduce its exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company has established policies and procedures for risk assessment and the approval, reporting and monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities. The Company does not enter into financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Accordingly, they are presented on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at their carrying values, which approximates their fair values. Fair values are based on market quotes, current interest rates or management estimates, as appropriate. The Company has entered into forward currency contracts, hedging the exchange risk on committed foreign currency transactions. Gains and losses on these contracts are recognized at the time the underlying transaction is completed. As discussed in Note 15, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge its variable interest-rate exposure on debt. Hedge accounting was applied in respect of these instruments; accordingly, the net cash amounts to be paid or received on the agreement are accrued and recognized as an adjustment to interest expense on the related debt. m) Income Taxes The Company recognizes current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities based upon all events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements as measured by the enacted tax laws. n) Effect of Foreign Currencies For those subsidiaries using the U.S. Dollar as their functional currency, transaction loss is recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company's foreign transaction loss was $26.9 million F-13

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) for the year ended December 31, 1999. The effect of foreign currency transactions in all periods prior to the year ended December 31, 1999 were immaterial. For those subsidiaries not using the U.S. Dollar as their functional currency, assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates during the period. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded directly to a separate component of shareholders' equity. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company incurred a foreign currency translation loss of $20.7 million. For all periods prior to December 31, 1999, the translation adjustments were immaterial. o) Stock Option Plan The Company accounts for stock option grants in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25"), and, accordingly, recognizes compensation expense for stock option grants to the extent that the estimated fair value of the stock exceeds the exercise price of the option at the measurement date. The compensation expense is charged against operations ratably over the vesting period of the options. p) Concentration of Credit Risk The Company has some concentration of credit risk among its customer base. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its larger customer's financial condition. As of and for the year ended December 31, 1999, five customers represented 14% and 29% of the Company's receivables and revenue, respectively. q) Change in Accounting Policy The Company adopted Statement of Position 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities" ("SOP 98-5") in the first quarter of 1999. Accordingly, a one-time charge of $15 million (net of tax benefit), representing start-up costs incurred and capitalized during previous periods, was charged against net income. r) Pending Accounting Standards In June 1999, the FASB issued SFAS No. 137, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities--Deferral of the Effective Date of SFAS No. 133", which deferred SFAS No. 133's effective date to fiscal quarters beginning after June 15, 2000. This statement standardizes the accounting for derivatives and hedging activities and requires that all derivatives be recognized in the statement of financial position as either assets or liabilities at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not meet the hedge accounting criteria are to be reported in earnings. The impact of the adoption of this standard has not been quantified. s) Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements to conform to current year presentation. 3. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS The following mergers and acquisitions occurred during 1999 and have been accounted for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements under the purchase method of accounting for business combinations. The purchase price was allocated based on the estimated fair value of acquired assets and liabilities at the date of acquisition. F-14

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Global Marine Systems Acquisition On July 2, 1999, the Company acquired the Global Marine business of Cable & Wireless Plc for approximately $908 million, consisting of a combination of cash and assumed indebtedness. This resulted in an excess of purchase price over net assets acquired of $693 million, which was allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets and are being amortized on the straight-line method over 3-25 years. Global Marine Systems provides services, including maintenance under a number of long-term contracts, to cables built by carriers and is the world's largest undersea cable installation and maintenance company. The Company initially financed the acquisition with committed bank financing in the amount of $600 million and the remainder with cash on hand. Frontier Corporation Merger On September 28, 1999, the Company completed its merger with Frontier Corporation, resulting in Frontier becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Frontier shareholders received 2.05 shares of the Company's common stock for each outstanding share of common stock of Frontier Corporation, for a total of 355 million shares of Global Crossing common stock, including outstanding and unexercised stock options. The purchase price of $10.3 billion reflects a Global Crossing stock price of $22 15/16 per share, the average closing price of Global Crossing common stock from September 1, 1999 through September 3, 1999, and includes long term debt and Frontier stock options assumed by Global Crossing. For accounting purposes, the merger with the Company is deemed to have occurred as of the close of business on September 30, 1999. The excess of purchase price over net assets acquired of $7.7 billion was allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets; goodwill and intangible assets are being amortized on the straight-line method over 6-25 years Racal Telecom Acquisition On November 24, 1999, the Company acquired Racal Telecom for approximately $1.6 billion in cash. The Company entered into a (Pounds)675 million (approximately $1,091 million as of December 31, 1999) credit facility to finance the acquisition. The excess of purchase price over net assets acquired of $1.6 billion was allocated to goodwill and is being amortized on the straight-line method over 6-25 years. Racal Telecom owns one of the most extensive fiber telecommunications networks in the United Kingdom. For accounting purposes, the acquisition is deemed to have occurred as of the close of business on November 30, 1999. Asia Global Crossing On November 24, 1999, the Asia Global Crossing joint venture was established. In exchange for a majority interest, the Company contributed to the joint venture its development rights in East Asia Crossing ("EAC") and its 58% interest in Pacific Crossing ("PC-1"). Softbank Corp. and Microsoft Corporation each contributed $175 million in cash to Asia Global Crossing. In addition, Softbank and Microsoft committed to make a total of at least $200 million in capacity purchases on our network over a three-year period, expected to be utilized primarily on PC-1 and EAC. Softbank and Microsoft have also agreed to use Asia Global Crossing's network in the region, subject to specified conditions. Minority interest of $351 million was recorded in 1999 in connection with this joint venture. Hutchison Global Crossing On November 15, 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with Hutchison Whampoa Limited ("Hutchison") to form a joint venture called Hutchison Global Crossing, which began operations on January 12, 2000. The joint venture is owned in equal parts by the Company and Hutchison. In exchange for its 50 percent interest, the Company will contribute certain assets and services to the joint venture and, in January 2000, issued to Hutchison $400 million aggregate liquidation preference of its 6 3/8% cumulative convertible preferred stock, series B, convertible into its common stock. F-15

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The initial purchase price allocations for the 1999 business combinations are based on current estimates. The Company will make final purchase price allocations based upon final values for certain assets and liabilities. As a result, the final purchase price allocation may differ from the presented estimate. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Global Crossing, Global Marine Systems, Frontier, Racal Telecom and the Hutchison Global Crossing joint venture demonstrates the results of operations had the merger and acquisitions related transactions been completed at the beginning of the periods presented.

December 31, -------------------------1999 1998 ------------ -----------(unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share data) Revenue......................................... $ 4,139,897 ============ Net loss before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principles..................................... $ (462,544) ============ Net loss........................................ $ (522,935) ============ Loss applicable to common shareholders before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principles................ $ (554,715) ============ Loss applicable to common shareholders.......... $ (614,986) ============ Loss per common share: Loss applicable to common shareholders Basic and diluted............................. $ (0.80) ============ Loss applicable to common shareholders before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principles Basic and diluted............................. $ (0.72) ============ Shares used in computing loss per share Basic and diluted............................. 767,355,151 ============ 4. RESTRICTED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Current and long term restricted cash and cash equivalents include the following: December 31, ----------------1999 1998 -------- -------(In thousands) Funds restricted for PC-1 construction.................... Funds restricted under the AC-1 Credit Facility........... Funds restricted for MAC construction..................... Funds restricted for dividends payments to parent company. Funding for future interest on senior notes............... Other..................................................... $138,118 --76,202 -17,092 -------$231,412 ======== $231,790 89,000 65,000 -38,000 21,000 -------$444,790 ======== $ 3,643,521 ============ $ (474,882) ============ $ (496,346) ============ $ (513,063) ============ $ (568,487) ============ $ (0.80) ============

$ (0.72) ============ 708,518,640 ============

Under the Open Market Plan, dividend payments to the parent company are temporarily prohibited until Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. ("FTR") receives clearance from the New York State Public Service Commission that service requirements are being met. Cash restricted for dividend payments by FTR, as of December 31, 1999, was approximately $76.2 million. F-16

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Current and long term accounts receivable are comprised of: December 31, -------------------1999 1998 ---------- -------(In thousands) Accounts receivable.................................... $1,114,135 Allowance for doubtful accounts........................ (95,110) ---------Accounts receivable, net............................... $1,019,025 ========== 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment consist of the following: December 31, -------------------1999 1998 ---------- -------(In thousands) Land................................................... $ 14,886 Buildings.............................................. 184,827 Leasehold improvements................................. 29,096 Furniture, fixtures and equipment...................... 771,585 Transmission equipment................................. 2,544,903 ---------3,545,297 Accumulated depreciation............................... (124,874) ---------3,420,423 Construction in progress............................... 2,605,630 ---------Total property and equipment, net...................... $6,026,053 ========== $ --774 5,306 --------6,080 (580) -------5,500 428,207 -------$433,707 ======== $118,743 (4,233) -------$114,510 ========

Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 1999 was approximately $124 million. Depreciation expense for December 31, 1998 and for the period ended March 19, 1997 (date of inception) to December 31, 1997 was insignificant. 7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES The Company acquired three companies in 1999 as described in Note 3. All companies acquired have been accounted for as purchases with the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired recorded as goodwill. Goodwill and intangibles are as follows: December 31, -------------------1999 1998 ---------- -------(In thousands) Goodwill and intangibles............................... $9,685,043 Accumulated amortization............................... (127,621) ---------Goodwill and intangibles, net.......................... $9,557,422 ========== F-17 $ ---------$ -========

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 8. INVESTMENT IN AND ADVANCES TO/FROM AFFILIATES Investment in Pacific Crossing Ltd. ("PCL") In April 1998, the Company entered into a joint venture to construct the PC1 cable system which is owned and operated by PCL. The Company has an economic interest in PCL represented by a 50% direct voting interest and, through one of the joint venture partners, owns a further 8% economic non-voting interest. Investment in Global Access Ltd. In December 1998, the Company entered into a joint venture, Global Access Ltd., to construct and operate GAL, a terrestrial cable system connecting Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya with PC-1. The Company has a 49% interest in Global Access Ltd. The Company's investments in PCL and GAL are accounted for as interest in affiliates under the equity method because the Company is not able to exercise effective control over their operations. The Company's investment in affiliates consists of the following: December 31, ----------------1999 1998 -------- -------(In thousands) Investment in Pacific Crossing Ltd........................ $266,068 Investment in Global Access Ltd........................... 22,693 Other investments and advances to/from affiliates......... 35,199 -------Investment in and advances to/from affiliates............. $323,960 ======== 9. TAXES The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" ("SFAS 109"). The provision for income taxes is comprised of the following: December 31, ----------------1999 1998 -------- ------(In thousands) Current................................................... $144,906 Deferred.................................................. (18,367) -------Total income tax expense.................................. $126,539 ======== $23,413 9,654 ------$33,067 ======= $160,639 16,695 --------$177,334 ========

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts used for income tax purposes. Bermuda does not impose a statutory income tax and consequently the provision for income taxes recorded relates to income earned by certain subsidiaries of the Company which are located in jurisdictions which impose income taxes. F-18

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The following is a summary of the significant items giving rise to components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities: December 31, -----------------------------------------1999 1998 --------------------- -------------------Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities -------- ----------- -------- ----------(In thousands) (In thousands) Bad debt reserve................. $ 11,199 Research and development costs... -Depreciation..................... -Basis adjustment to purchased companies....................... -Employee benefits obligation..... -Net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards................... 58,865 Deferred and stock related compensation.................... 11,066 Other............................ 35,156 -------116,286 Valuation allowance.............. (54,780) -------$ 61,506 ======== $ -$ (41,018) (380,893) (9,282) (32,918) --(15,235) --------(479,346) ---------$(479,346) ========= ------504 --------504 --------$ 504 ======== $ --(4,042) ----(6,116) -------(10,158) --------$(10,158) ========

The Company established a valuation allowance of $54,780 as of December 31, 1999. The valuation allowance is related to deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of realizing the full benefit of the NOL carryforwards. In evaluating the amount of valuation allowance needed, the Company considers the acquired companies' prior operating results and future plans and expectations. The utilization period of the NOL carryforwards and the turnaround period of other temporary differences are also considered. The Company's NOLs begin to expire in 2004. 10. LONG-TERM DEBT Outstanding debt consists of the following: December 31, ---------------------1999 1998 ---------- ---------(In thousands) 9 1/2% Senior Notes due 2009......................... $1,100,000 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2006......................... 900,000 9 5/8% Senior Notes due 2008......................... 800,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility............. 648,597 Racal Telecom Term Loan A............................ 646,130 Medium-Term Notes, 7.51%--9.3%, due 2000 to 2004..... 219,000 7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2004......................... 300,000 6% Dealer Remarketable Securities (DRS) due 2013..... 200,000 AC-1 Credit Facility................................. -Other................................................ 242,028 ---------Total debt........................................... 5,055,755 Less: discount on long-term debt, net................ (31,715) Less: current portion of long-term debt.............. (5,496) ---------Long-term debt....................................... $5,018,544 ========== F-19 --800,000 -----266,799 9,192 ---------1,075,991 (3,505) (6,393) ---------$1,066,093 ========== $

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Maturities of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands): Year Ending December 31, 2000.......................................................... $ 5,496 2001.......................................................... 121,411 2002.......................................................... 43,618 2003.......................................................... 38,336 2004.......................................................... 1,167,256 Thereafter.................................................... 3,679,638 ---------Total......................................................... $5,055,755 ========== Senior Notes On November 12, 1999, Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. ("GCH"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL, issued two series of senior unsecured notes ("New Senior Notes"). The 9 1/8% senior notes are due November 15, 2006 with a face value of $900 million and the 9 1/2% senior notes are due November 15, 2009 with a face value of $1.1 billion. The New Senior Notes are guaranteed by GCL. Interest will be paid on the notes on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2000. On May 18, 1998, GCH also issued 9 5/8% senior notes due May 15, 2008, with a face value of $800 million ("9 5/8% Senior Notes"). The 9 5/8% Senior Notes are guaranteed by GCL. Interest will be paid on the notes on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The 12% senior notes issued by Global Telesystems Holdings Ltd. ("GTH"), now known as Atlantic Crossing Holdings Ltd., with a face value of $150 million, due March 31, 2004 ("Old Senior Notes"), were repurchased in May 1998 with the proceeds from the issuance of the 9 5/8% Senior Notes. The Company recognized an extraordinary loss of approximately $20 million on repurchase comprised of a premium of approximately $10 million and a write-off of approximately $10 million of unamortized deferred financing costs during 1998. Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility On July 2, 1999, the Company, through GCH, entered into a $3 billion senior secured corporate credit facility ("Corporate Credit Facility") with several lenders. The proceeds from the Corporate Credit Facility were used to repay existing indebtedness and fund capital expenditures. The Corporate Credit Facility consisted of two term loans and a revolving credit facility, which matures on July 2, 2004. The term loans were paid in full during fiscal year 1999. Unused credit under the revolving credit facility is approximately $350 million as of December 31, 1999. Interest is payable at LIBOR plus 2.25 percent (8.44 percent at December 31, 1999). During 1999, the Company recognized an extraordinary loss resulting from the payoff of existing debt in connection with the issuance of the Corporate Credit Facility, comprised of a write-off of $15 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. On November 12, 1999, the proceeds from the issuance of the New Senior Notes were used to pay down the fixed term portion of the Corporate Credit Facility, resulting in a write-off of $31 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. AC-1 Credit Facility During 1997, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlantic Crossing Ltd. ("ACL"), entered into a $482 million aggregate senior secured non-recourse loan facility (the "AC-1 Credit Facility") with a group of banks led by CIBC and Deutsche Bank AG, for the construction and financing costs of AC-1. The AC-1 Credit Facility was paid in full in July 1999. F-20

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) MAC Credit Facility During November 1998, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mid-Atlantic Crossing Ltd. ("MACL"), entered into a $260 million aggregate senior secured non-recourse loan facility (the "MAC Credit Facility"). As of December 31, 1998, the outstanding balance was $9 million. The MAC Credit Facility was paid in full in July 1999. 6% Dealer Remarketable Securities The 6% DRS were issued by Frontier Corporation and were outstanding at the date of acquisition. The 6% DRS are due on October 15, 2013. Interest will be paid on April 15 and October 15 each year. These notes may be put back to the Company in October 2003, depending on the interest rate environment at that time. 7 1/4% Senior Notes The 7 1/4% Senior Notes were issued by Frontier Corporation and were outstanding at the date of acquisition. The 7 1/4% Senior Notes are due May 14, 2004. Interest will be paid on May 15 and November 15 each year. In December 1997, the Company entered into an interest rate hedge agreement that effectively converts $200 million of the Company's 7.25% fixed-rate notes due May 2004 into a floating rate based on the US dollar London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") index rate plus 1.26%. The agreement expires in May 2004. Interest expense and the related cash flows under the agreement are accounted for on an accrual basis. The Company periodically enters into such agreements to balance its floating rate and fixed rate obligations to insulate against interest rate risk and minimize interest expense. Racal Telecom Term Loan A On November 24, 1999, the Company entered into a GBP 675 million (approximately $1,091 million as of December 31, 1999) credit facility to finance the acquisition of Racal Telecom. The facility consists of two term loans due November 24, 2007. Interest is payable at LIBOR plus 2.5 percent (8.44 percent at December 31, 1999). Medium Term Notes The Medium Term Notes were issued by Frontier Corporation and were outstanding at the date of acquisition. The Company intends to refinance the notes due in fiscal 2000 with proceeds from the other available debt facilities. Certain of the debt facilities mentioned above contain various financial and non financial restrictive covenants and limitations, including, among other things, the satisfaction of tests of "consolidated cash flow", as defined. Additionally, certain ILEC assets are pledged as security. 11. OBLIGATIONS UNDER INLAND SERVICES AGREEMENT, CAPITAL LEASES AND OPERATING LEASES The Company has capitalized the minimum lease payment of property and equipment under leases that qualify as capital leases. F-21

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) At December 31, 1999, future minimum payments under these capital leases are as follows (in thousands) and are included in Deferred credits and other in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet: Year Ending December 31, 2000.............................................................. $ 53,235 2001.............................................................. 43,279 2002.............................................................. 38,390 2003.............................................................. 36,486 2004.............................................................. 53,195 Thereafter........................................................ 436,580 --------Total minimum lease payments...................................... 661,165 Less: Amount representing maintenance payments.................... (133,240) Less: Amount representing interest................................ (272,358) --------Present value of minimum lease payments........................... $ 255,567 ========= The Company has commitments under various non-cancelable operating leases. Estimated future minimum lease payments on operating leases are approximately as follows (in thousands): Year Ending December 31, 2000.............................................................. $ 131,569 2001.............................................................. 79,932 2002.............................................................. 77,646 2003.............................................................. 70,678 2004.............................................................. 65,908 Thereafter........................................................ 347,924 --------Total............................................................. $ 773,657 ========= Rental expense for the years December 31, 1999 and 1998 and period from March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 1997 is $74,249, $754 and none, respectively (in thousands). 12. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER As of December 31, 1999, ACL was committed under contracts with Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. ("TSSL") for AC-1 upgrades totaling approximately $59 million and is committed under the OA&M contract with TSSL to quarterly payments, over the next eight years, totaling approximately $247 million which will be borne by the Company's customers or by the Company to the extent there is unsold capacity. ACL was committed to paying TSSL commissions ranging from 3% to 7% on revenue received until 2002, subject to certain reductions. The Company also had a commission sharing agreement with TSSL whereby GCL had primary responsibility for the marketing and sale of capacity of AC-1 and PC-1 and shared a percentage of commissions payable to TSSL as consideration for assuming primary responsibility for the sales effort and marketing of the Company's projects. The Sales Agency Agreement with TSSL will terminate in March 2002 with an option by the Company to extend it until March 2005. The Company provided TSSL with a notice of termination with respect to these agreements effective February 22, 2000. As of December 31, 1999, the Company was committed under the contracts to construct its Mid-Atlantic Crossing, Pan American Crossing, South American Crossing, Pan European Crossing and East Asia Crossing systems for future construction costs totaling approximately $2 billion. F-22

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) In addition, as of December 31, 1999, the Company was committed to make future equity contributions to PCL in the amount of $240 million. The Company and a number of its subsidiaries in the normal course of business are party to a number of judicial, regulatory and administrative proceedings. The Company's management does not believe that any material liability will be imposed as a result of any of these matters. 13. PREFERRED STOCK Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock In September 1999, GCL authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock on terms and conditions to be established from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors. In December 1999, GCL issued 2,600,000 shares of 7% cumulative convertible preferred stock at a liquidation preference of $250.00 per share for net proceeds of $630 million. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 4.6948 shares of common stock based on a conversion price of $53.25. Dividends on the preferred stock are cumulative from the date of issue and will be payable on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2000, at the annual rate of 7%. Dividends accrued as of December 31, 1999 were $1.9 million. In November 1999, GCL issued 10,000,000 shares of 6 3/8% cumulative convertible preferred stock at a liquidation preference of $100.00 per share for net proceeds of approximately $969 million. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into 2.2222 shares of common stock, based on a conversion price of $45.00. Dividends on the preferred stock are cumulative from the date of issue and will be payable on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2000, at the annual rate of 6 3/8%. Dividends accrued as of December 31, 1999 were $9.7 million. The convertible preferred stock ranks junior to each other class of capital stock other than common stock of GCL with respect to dividend rights, rights of redemption or rights on liquidation and on a parity with any future preferred stock of GCL. The convertible preferred stock is junior in right of payment of all indebtedness of GCL and its subsidiaries. The preferred stock is non-voting unless the accumulation of unpaid dividends on the outstanding preferred stock is an amount equal to six quarterly dividend payments. The preferred stock can be redeemed, at the Company's option, starting in 2004 at specified premiums declining to par in 2009. Holders of preferred stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase shares of the preferred stock at par following the occurrence of certain change of control transactions. 10 1/2% Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock In December 1998, GCH authorized the issuance of 7,500,000 shares of preferred stock ("GCH Preferred Stock") at a liquidation preference of $100.00 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. In December 1998, 5,000,000 shares of GCH Preferred Stock were issued for $500 million in cash. The Company reserved for future issuances up to 2,500,000 shares to pay dividends. Dividends accrued as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 were $4 million. Unamortized issuance costs were $14.1 million and $17 million as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The holders of the GCH Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative, semi-annual compounding dividends at an annual rate of 10 1/2% of the $100 liquidation preference per share. At the Company's option, accrued dividends may be paid in cash or paid by issuing additional preferred stock (i.e. payin-kind) until June 1, 2002, at which time they must be paid in cash. As of December 31, 1999, all dividends had been paid in cash. F-23

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Dividends are payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 1 and December 1. The preferred stock ranks senior to all common stock of GCH with respect to dividend rights, rights of redemption or rights on liquidation and on a parity with any future preferred stock of GCH. The preferred stock is junior in right of payment of all indebtedness of GCH and its subsidiaries. The preferred stock is non-voting unless the accumulation of unpaid dividends (or if, beginning on June 1, 2002, such dividends are not paid in cash) on the outstanding preferred stock is an amount equal to three semi-annual dividend payments. The preferred stock has a mandatory redemption on December 1, 2008 at a price in cash equal to the then effective liquidation preference thereof, plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the date of redemption. The preferred stock can be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the Company's option at redemption prices starting at 105.25% of the liquidation preference in 2003, declining to 103.5% in 2004, 101.75% in 2005 and 100% thereafter. The certificate of designation governing the preferred stock imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company to, among other things, (i) incur additional indebtedness and (ii) pay certain dividends and make certain other restricted payments and investments, which limitations are in part based upon satisfaction of tests of "consolidated cash flow," as defined. 14% Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock In March 1997, GTH authorized and issued 500,000 shares of preferred stock ("GTH Preferred Stock") at a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. In June 1998, proceeds from the issuance of the 9 5/8% Senior Notes were used to redeem this preferred stock. The redemption resulted in a $34 million charge against additional paid-in capital comprised of a $16 million redemption premium and $18 million of unamortized discount and issuance cost on the preferred stock on the date of the redemption. The redemption premium and write-off of unamortized discount and issuance costs on the preferred stock were treated as a deduction to arrive at the net loss applicable to common shareholders in the consolidated statement of operations. Preferred stock dividends included the following: December 31, --------------1999 1998 ------- ------(In thousands) Preferred stock dividends................................. $63,742 Amortization of discount on preferred stock............... -Amortization of preferred stock issuance costs............ 2,900 ------$66,642 ======= F-24 $11,712 618 351 ------$12,681 =======

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 14. NET LOSS PER SHARE Losses per share are calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share." Share and per share data presented reflects all stock dividends and stock splits. The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and the denominators of the basic and diluted loss per share:

For the period December 31, March 31, 1997 -------------------------------(Date of Inception) 1999 1998 to December 31, 1997 --------------- --------------- -------------------------(In thousands, except share and per share data) Loss before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.............. $ (10,535) Preferred stock dividends.............. (66,642) Redemption of preferred stock.................. ---------------Loss applicable to common shareholders before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle... $ (77,177) =============== Weighted average share outstanding: Basic and diluted..... 502,400,851 =============== Loss applicable to common shareholders before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle Basic and diluted..... $ (0.15) ===============

(68,194) (12,681)

(160) (12,690)

(34,140) ---------------

----------------

$ (115,015) =============== 358,735,340 ===============

$ (12,850) =============== 325,773,934 ===============

$ (0.32) ===============

$ (0.04) ===============

Dilutive options and warrants did not have an effect on the computation of diluted loss per share in 1999 and 1998 since they were anti-dilutive. The impact of dilutive options and warrants increases the weighted average shares outstanding to 552,466,665 shares as of December 31, 1999. 15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accrued construction costs, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued interest, obligations under inland services agreements and capital leases and long term debt approximate their fair value. The fair value of the senior notes (the New Senior Notes and 9 5/8% Senior Notes), mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, cumulative convertible preferred stock and the interest rate swap are based on market quotes and the fair values are as follows: December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 -------------------------- -------------------------Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------(In thousands) (In thousands) $3,135,000 485,947 $3,090,294 498,750 $796,495 483,000 $834,000 480,000

Senior notes............. Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock.........

Cumulative convertible preferred stock......... Interest rate swap....... F-25

1,598,750 $ --

1,975,300 $ 6,602

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GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 16. STOCK OPTION PLAN GCL maintains a stock option plan under which options to acquire shares may be granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The Company accounts for this plan under APB Opinion No. 25, under which compensation cost is recognized only to the extent that the market price of the stock exceeds the exercise price. Terms and conditions of the Company's options, including exercise price and the period in which options are exercisable, generally are at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors; however, no options are exercisable more than ten years after date of grant. Prior to its merger with the Company, Frontier maintained stock option plans for its directors, executives and certain employees. The exercise price for options under all Frontier plans was the fair market value of the stock on the date of the grant. The stock options expire ten years from the date of the grant and vest over a period from one to three years. The Frontier plans provided for discretionary grants of stock options which were subject to the passage of time and continued employment restrictions. In connection with the Frontier merger, the Company exchanged all of the outstanding Frontier stock options for 25.3 million Global Crossing stock options which vested immediately at the date of the merger. As of December 31, 1999, 17.7 million stock options under the Frontier plans remained vested and outstanding. Additional information regarding options granted and outstanding for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 are summarized below: Weighted Options Available For Grant ----------Balance as of December 31, 1997........... -Authorized.............................. 33,215,730 Granted................................. (30,762,466) Exercised............................... Cancelled............................... 3,253,000 ----------Balance as of December 31, 1998........... 5,706,264 Authorized.............................. 82,010,014 Granted................................. (65,019,955) Exercised............................... Cancelled............................... 3,175,154 ----------Balance as of December 31, 1999........... 25,871,477 =========== F-26 Number of Options Outstanding -----------30,762,466 (656,688) (3,253,000) ----------26,852,778 -65,019,955 (10,058,073) (3,175,154) ----------78,639,506 =========== Average Exercise Price --------$ 2.85 1.06 1.11 -----3.11 -24.20 11.07 22.17 -----$18.76 ======

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The following tables summarize information concerning outstanding and exercisable options: December 31, 1999 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Options Outstanding Options Exercisable ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------Weighted Average Weighted Average Weighted Average Weighted Average Number Remaining Contractual Exercise Price Number Exercise Price Outstanding Life (in years) per Share Exercisable per Share ---------------- --------------------- ---------------- ----------- ---------------14,153,480 7.79 $ 0.83 7,157,036 8.18 3.14 12,539,297 7.71 11.61 11,961,988 8.54 17.15 19,975,778 9.65 25.82 12,851,927 9.73 44.68 ---------------- --------------------- ---------------78,639,506 8.73 $18.76 ================ ===================== ================ 7,871,980 $ 0.83 3,635,345 3.29 10,207,026 11.60 8,961,988 16.26 1,175,228 24.48 1,741,334 46.15 ----------- ---------------33,592,901 $11.66 =========== ================

Range of Exercise Prices --------------$ 0.35 to $ 1.43 2.00 to 9.00 9.30 to 13.80 13.96 to 19.82 20.60 to 23.44 $33.00 to $61.38 ---------------Total

December 31, 1998 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Options Outstanding Options Exercisable ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------Weighted Average Weighted Average Weighted Average Weighted Average Number Remaining Contractual Exercise Price Number Exercise Price Outstanding Life (in years) per Share Exercisable per Share ---------------- --------------------- ---------------- ----------- ---------------15,717,280 9.2 $ 0.83 4,803,833 $ 0.83 6,844,598 9.5 3.13 1,625,000 3.33 4,290,900 9.7 11.44 302,834 11.34 ---------------- --------------------- ---------------- ----------- ---------------26,852,778 9.3 $ 3.11 6,731,667 $ 1.91 ================ ===================== ================ =========== ================

Range of Exercise Prices --------------$0.35 to $0.83 2.00 to 3.33 9.50 to 13.26 --------------Total

During the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company recorded in additional paid-in capital $55 million and $94 million, respectively, of unearned compensation, relating to awards under the stock incentive plan plus the grant of certain economic rights and options to purchase common stock. During 1999 and 1998 the Company recognized expense of $51 million and $39 million, respectively, of stock related compensation relating to the stock incentive plan and the vested economic rights to purchase common stock. The remaining $60 million of unearned compensation will be recognized as follows: $36 million in 2000, $20 million in 2001 and $4 million in 2002. The Company entered into an employment arrangement with a key executive, and granted him economic rights to purchase two million shares of common stock at $2.00 per share. One-third of these economic rights vested immediately and the balance vests over two years. The Company recorded the excess of the fair market value of these options and rights over the purchase price as unearned stock compensation in the amount of $15 million during the year ended December 31, 1998. The unearned compensation is being recognized as expense over the vesting period of the economic right. F-27

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) As permitted by SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), the Company accounted for employee stock options under APB 25 and is recognizing compensation expense over the vesting period to the extent that the fair value of the stock on the date the options were granted exceeded the exercise price. Had compensation cost for the Company's stock-based compensation plans been determined consistent with the SFAS 123 fair value approach, the impact on the Company's loss applicable to common shareholders and loss per share would be as follows: Period from March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------(In thousands, except per share information) Net loss applicable to common shareholders: As reported........... Pro forma............. Basic and diluted net loss per share: As reported........... Pro forma.............

$(137,568) $(236,184) $ $ (0.27) (0.47)

$(134,724) $(141,585) $ $ (0.38) (0.39)

$(12,850) $(12,850) $ $ (0.04) (0.04)

Under SFAS 123, the fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model assuming the following weighted average assumptions used for the year ended December 31, 1999; zero dividend yield, expected volatility of 40.00, weighted average risk free rate of return of 6.56% and expected life of 4 years. For the year ended December 31, 1998; zero dividend yield, expected volatility of 0% to 42%, weighted average risk free rate of return of 5.45% and expected life of 4 years. 17. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS 401(k) Plan Beginning in 1998, the Company offered its qualified employees the opportunity to participate in a defined contribution retirement plan qualifying under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Each eligible employee may contribute on a tax-deferred basis a portion of their annual earnings not to exceed certain limits. The Company matches one-half of individual employee contributions up to a maximum level not to exceed 7.5% of the employee's compensation. The Company's contributions to the plan vest immediately. Expenses recorded by the Company relating to its 401(k) plan were approximately $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The Company also sponsors a number of defined contribution plans for Frontier employees. The most significant plan covers non-bargaining employees, who can elect to make contributions through payroll deduction. The Company provides a contribution of .5 percent of gross compensation in common stock for every employee eligible to participate in the plan. The common stock used for matching contributions is purchased on the open market by the plan's trustee. The Company also provides one hundred percent matching contributions in its common stock up to three percent of gross compensation, and may, at the discretion of the Management Benefit Committee, provide additional matching contributions based upon Frontier's financial results. The total cost recognized for all defined contribution plans was $2.6 million from the date of the merger through December 31, 1999. Pension Plan As a result of the merger with Frontier, the Company has noncontributory plans which have been frozen, providing for service pensions and certain death benefits for substantially all Frontier employees. The assets and F-28

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) liabilities related to these plans were recorded at fair market value at the date of the merger. In 1995 and 1996, these defined benefit plans were frozen. On an annual basis, contributions are remitted to the trustees to ensure proper funding of the plans. The majority of the Company's pension plans have plan assets that exceed accumulated benefit obligations. There are certain plans, however, with accumulated benefit obligations which exceed plan assets. The following table summarizes the funded status of the Company's pension plans and the related amounts that are included in "Other assets" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Company as of December 31, 1999 (in thousands): CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION Benefit obligation at September 30, 1999........................ $451,600 Service cost.................................................... 14 Interest cost................................................... 8,397 Actuarial gain.................................................. (11,025) Benefits paid................................................... (9,151) -------Benefit obligation at December 31, 1999......................... $439,835 ======== CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS Fair value of plan assets at September 30, 1999................. $621,100 Actual return on plan assets.................................... 86,516 Employer contribution........................................... 550 Benefits paid................................................... (9,151) -------Fair value of plan assets at December 31, 1999.................. $699,015 ======== Funded status................................................... $259,180 Unrecognized net gain........................................... (83,192) -------Prepaid benefit cost, net....................................... $175,988 ======== The net periodic pension cost consists of the following for the three month period ended December 31, 1999 (in thousands): Service cost...................................................... $ 14 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation..................... 8,397 Return on plan assets............................................. (14,349) -------Net periodic pension benefit...................................... $ (5,938) ======== The following rates and assumptions were used to calculate the projected benefit obligation as of December 31, 1999: Weighted average discount rate.................................... Rate of salary increase........................................... Expected return on plan assets.................................... 8.00% 5.00% 9.50%

The Company's policy is to make contributions for pension benefits based on actuarial computations which reflect the long-term nature of the pension plan. However, under SFAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions," the development of the projected benefit obligation essentially is computed for financial reporting purposes and may differ from the actuarial determination for funding due to varying assumptions and methods of computation. F-29

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Postretirement Benefit Other Than Pensions The Company provides postretirement health care and life insurance benefits, which have been frozen, to most of its employees. Plan assets consist principally of life insurance policies and money market instruments. In 1996, Frontier amended its healthcare benefits plan to cap the cost absorbed by the Company for healthcare and life insurance for its bargaining employees who retire after December 31, 1996. The assets and liabilities related to these plans were recorded at fair market value at the date of the merger. The following table summarizes the funded status of the plan (in thousands) and the related amounts included in "Deferred credits and other" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Company as of December 31, 1999 (in thousands): CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION Benefit obligation at September 30, 1999....................... Service cost................................................... Interest cost.................................................. Actuarial gain................................................. Benefits paid.................................................. Benefit obligation at December 31, 1999........................ CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS Fair value of plan assets at September 30, 1999................ Actual return on plan assets................................... Employer contribution.......................................... Benefits paid.................................................. Fair value of plan assets at December 31, 1999................. Funded status.................................................. Unrecognized net loss.......................................... Accrued benefit cost, net......................................

$ 114,305 135 2,134 (2,970) (2,016) --------$ 111,588 ========= 2,989 180 1,902 (2,016) --------$ 3,055 ========= $(108,533) (2,133) --------$(110,666) ========= $

The components of the estimated postretirement benefit cost are as follows for the three month period ended December 31, 1999 (in thousands): Service cost..................................................... Interest cost on projected benefit obligation.................... Expected return on plan assets................................... Net periodic pension cost (benefit).............................. $ 135 2,134 (67) --------$ 2,202 =========

The following rates and assumptions were used to calculate the projected benefit obligation as of December 31, 1999: Weighted average discount rate................................... Rate of salary increase.......................................... Expected return on plan assets................................... Assumed rate of increase in cost of covered health care benefits. 8.00% 5.00% 9.50% 6.17%

Increases in health care costs were assumed to decline consistently to a rate of 5.0% by 2006 and remain at that level thereafter. If the health care cost trend rates were increased by one percentage point, the accumulated F-30

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) postretirement benefit health care obligation as of December 31, 1999 would increase by $8.2 million while the sum of the service and interest cost components of the net postretirement benefit health care costs for 1999 would increase by $191,000. If the health care cost trend rates were decreased by one percentage point, the accumulated postretirement benefit health care obligations as of December 31, 1999 would decrease by $7.3 million while the sum of the service interest cost components of the net postretirement benefit health care cost for 1999 would decrease by $168,000. 18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Transactions with Global Access Ltd. and Pacific Crossing Ltd. During 1999, Global Crossing entered into certain transactions with GAL and PCL to purchase $101.4 million of terrestrial and subsea capacity. Transactions with Pacific Capital Group and its Affiliates Prior to 1999, Global Crossing entered into certain transactions with affiliates of Pacific Capital Group ("PCG"), including the acquisition of development rights to certain of the Company's fiber optic cable systems. PCG is controlled by certain officers and directors of Global Crossing who either currently are or at one time were affiliated with PCG. During 1999, Global Crossing subleased from PCG two suites of offices in Beverly Hills for payments aggregating approximately $287,000 over the year. In October 1999, Global Crossing entered into a lease with North Crescent Realty V, LLC, which is managed by and affiliated with PCG, for an aggregate monthly cost of approximately $400,000. North Cresent Realty, LLC paid approximately $7.5 million to improve the property to meet Global Crossing's specifications and was reimbursed approximately $3.2 million of this amount by Global Crossing. Global Crossing engaged an independent real estate consultant to review the terms of Global Crossing's occupancy of the building, which terms were found by the consultant to be consistent with market terms and conditions and the product of an arm's length negotiation. Global Crossing subleases approximately 12,000 square feet of the building to PCG for an aggregate monthly cost of approximately $53,000. PCG has fractional ownership interests in aircrafts used by Global Crossing during 1999. Global Crossing reimburses PCG for PCG's cost of maintaining these ownership interests such that PCG realizes no profit from the relationship. During 1999, PCG billed Global Crossing approximately $2 million in aggregate under this arrangement. In 1997, the Company paid $7 million in fees to PCG and certain of its key executives, who are shareholders of GCL, and another shareholder for services provided in respect of obtaining the AC-1 Credit Facility, Old Senior Notes and the GTH Preferred Stock financing. Of the fees paid, $5 million was allocated to the AC-1 Credit Facility and Old Senior Notes and recorded as deferred finance costs, $1 million was allocated to the GCH Preferred Stock and recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the preferred stock and $1 million was recorded as common stock issuance costs. Transactions with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and its affiliates During 1999, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and its affiliates ("CIBC") entered into certain financing transactions with Global Crossing. In particular, CIBC: (1) acted as an arranger for the $600 million ten-day demand note issued by Global Marine Systems in July, (2) acted as an arranger for the $3 billion senior secured credit facility entered into by GCH in July, (3) was an initial purchaser of the $2 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes issued by GCH in November, and (4) was an initial purchaser of GCL's $650 million aggregate liquidation preference 7% cumulative convertible preferred stock issued in December. During 1999, Global Crossing paid CIBC approximately $5.6 million in fees in connection with these transactions. CIBC has a substantial beneficial ownership interest in Global Crossing, and certain directors of Global Crossing are employees of an affiliate of CIBC. F-31

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) In 1998, CIBC was one of the initial purchasers of the New Senior Notes and GCH Preferred Stock, a member of the PC-1 and MAC credit facility syndicates, and was also one of the underwriters of the Company's initial public offering ("IPO"). CIBC was paid $19 million in fees and credit facility interest during the year ended December 31, 1998. In 1997, GCL paid CIBC approximately $25 million in fees related to the financing obtained under the Old Senior Notes, the AC-1 Credit Facility, and the issuance of the GTH Preferred Stock. Of the fees incurred, approximately $6 million related to underwriting and commitment fees pertaining to the issuance of the GTH Preferred Stock and was recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the GTH Preferred Stock, approximately $9 million related to underwriting, commitment and advisory fees in connection with the issuance of the Old Senior Notes and approximately $10 million related to fees associated with obtaining the AC-1 Credit Facility which was recorded as deferred finance costs. Relationship to Ziff-Davis Inc. and Affiliates A director of Global Crossing is the chairman and chief executive officer of Ziff-Davis Inc., a majority of the common stock of which is beneficially owned by Softbank Corp. Softbank is a party to the Asia Global Crossing joint venture established to provide advanced network-based telecommunications services to businesses and consumers throughout Asia. Global Crossing, which is responsible for the management and operation of the network, contributed to the venture its 57.75% share of the Pacific Crossing system and its development rights in East Asia Crossing. Softbank and Microsoft each contributed $175 million in cash to Asia Global Crossing and also committed to make a total of at least $200 million in Global Crossing Network capacity purchases over a three-year period, expected to be utilized primarily on the Pacific Crossing system and East Asia Crossing. Softbank and Microsoft also agreed to use Asia Global Crossing's network in the region. Global Crossing currently owns 93% of Asia Global Crossing, with Softbank and Microsoft each owning 3.5%. When the fair market value of Asia Global Crossing is determined to exceed $5 billion, the ownership interest of Softbank and Microsoft will increase to a maximum of 19% each at a valuation of $7.5 billion and above. The Global Crossing director is Softbank's representative on the Asia Global Crossing board of directors. In addition, Ziff-Davis is one of the largest web-hosting customers of our GlobalCenter subsidiary. Relationship to Hutchison Whampoa Limited The managing director of Hutchison was recently appointed a director of Global Crossing. In November 1999, Hutchison and Global Crossing entered into an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to pursue fixed-line telecommunications and Internet opportunities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. The joint venture, the formation of which was completed in January 2000, combines Hutchison's existing territory-wide, building-to-building fixed-line fiber optic telecommunications network and certain Internet-related assets in Hong Kong with Global Crossing's international fiber optic broadband cable capacity and web hosting, Internet applications and data services. For its 50% share, Global Crossing provided to Hutchison $400 million in Global Crossing 6 3/8% cumulative convertible preferred stock. Additionally, Global Crossing committed to contribute to the joint venture international telecommunications capacity rights on its global fiber optic network and data center related capabilities which together are valued at $350 million, as well as $50 million in cash. Agreements with Global Crossing Stockholders In August 1998, PCG, GKW Unified Holdings (an affiliate of PCG), affiliates of CIBC, Global Crossing and some other Global Crossing shareholders, including some officers and directors and their affiliates, entered into a Stockholders Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement. Under the Stockholders Agreement, Global Crossing has been granted a right of first refusal on specified private transfers by these shareholders during the first two years after the consummation of the IPO on August 14, 1998. In addition, subject to the exceptions in the Stockholders Agreement, some of these shareholders have rights, which are referred to as tag-along rights, permitting these shareholders to participate, on the same terms and conditions, in some transfers of shares by F-32

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) any other of these shareholders as follows: (1) PCG, GKW Unified Holdings and CIBC and their affiliates and permitted transferees have the right to participate in any transaction initiated by any of them to transfer 5% or more of our outstanding securities; and (2) PCG, GKW Unified Holdings, CIBC and their affiliates and permitted transferees have the right to participate in any transaction initiated by any of them to transfer any Global Crossing securities if that transaction would result in a change of control of Global Crossing. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, Global Crossing shareholders who are parties to that agreement and a number of their transferees have demand and piggyback registration rights and will receive indemnification and, in some circumstances, reimbursement for expenses from the Company in connection with an applicable registration. Principal shareholders of Global Crossing, representing at that time over a majority of the voting power of the Company's common stock, entered into a Voting Agreement with Frontier Corporation in March 1999 in connection with the Frontier merger. These Global Crossing shareholders reaffirmed their voting obligations under the Voting Agreement in connection with subsequent amendments made to the merger agreement during 1999. Pursuant to the Second Reaffirmation of Voting Agreement and Share Transfer Restriction Agreement dated September 2, 1999, the Global Crossing shareholders that are parties to the Voting Agreement also agreed, from September 2, 1999 until March 28, 2000, not to transfer record or beneficial ownership of any shares of Global Crossing common stock held by such shareholders, other than transfers to charities, transfers made with the consent of the Company and other limited exceptions, and to work in good faith toward implementing a program with the purpose that, if the Global Crossing shareholders that are parties to the Voting Agreement wish to sell or transfer their shares after March 28, 2000, these sales or transfers would be completed in a manner that would provide for an orderly trading market for the shares of Global Crossing common stock. Also on September 2, 1999, fourteen of the Company's executive officers and three executive officers of Frontier entered into a Share Transfer Restriction Agreement with Global Crossing. Under this agreement, the Global Crossing executive officers agreed not to sell or transfer shares of the Company's common stock, and the Frontier executive officers agreed not to sell or transfer shares of Frontier common stock and the shares of Global Crossing common stock they would receive in exchange for their Frontier common stock in the merger, until March 28, 2000, subject in each case to substantially the same exceptions as are applicable to the Second Reaffirmation of Voting Agreement and Share Transfer Restriction Agreement described in the immediately preceding paragraph. Advisory Services Agreement ("ASA") ACL entered into the ASA with PCG Telecom, an affiliate of PCG which is a shareholder of GCL. Under the ASA, PCG Telecom provided ACL with advice in respect of the development and maintenance of AC-1, development and implementation of marketing and pricing strategies and the preparation of business plans and budgets. As compensation for its advisory services, PCG Telecom received a 2% fee on the gross revenue of the Company over a 25 year term, subject to certain restrictions, with the first such payment to occur at the AC-1 RFS date. Advances on fees payable under the ASA were being paid to PCG Telecom at a rate of 1% on signed CPAs until the ASA was terminated, as described below. Fees paid under the ASA to PCG Telecom were shared amongst Union Labor Life Insurance Company ("ULLICO"), PCG, CIBC, and certain directors and officers of the Company, all of whom are shareholders of GCL. Effective June 1998, GCL acquired the rights under the ASA on behalf of the Company for common stock and contributed such rights to the Company as the ASA was terminated. This transaction was recorded in the consolidated financial statements as an increase in additional paid-in capital of $135 million and a charge against operations in the amount of $138 million. The $138 million is comprised of a $135 million settlement of the fees that would have been payable and the cancellation of $3 million owed to the Company under a related advance agreement. The $135 million amount was calculated by applying the 2% advisory services fee to projected future revenue and discounting the amount relating to AC-1 revenue by 12% and the amount relating to all other system's revenue by 15%. The result of this calculation was $156 million, which amount was subsequently reduced to $135 million. Both the discount rates and the ultimate F-33

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) valuation were determined as a result of a negotiation process including a non management director of the Company and the various persons entitled to fees under the ASA. The Company obtained a fairness opinion from an independent financial advisor in connection with this transaction. In addition, the Company incurred approximately $2 million of advisory fees prior to termination of the contract, for a total expense of $140 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. PCG Warrants PCG Warrants, issued in 1998 by the Company's predecessor, Global Crossing Ltd., LDL ("Old GCL") became exercisable upon the completion of the IPO. The PCG Warrants gave each holder the option to convert each share under warrant into a fraction of a Class B of Old GCL share based upon the ratio of the current per share valuation at the time of conversion less the per share exercise price of the warrant divided by the current per share valuation at the time of conversion multiplied by the 36,906,372 shares available under the PCG Warrants, together with a new warrant ("New PCG Warrants") to purchase the remaining fraction of such Class B share at an exercise price equal to the then current per share valuation. Prior to the IPO, the holders of the PCG Warrants exercised their warrants to acquire Class B of Old GCL shares by way of the cashless conversion and the New PCG Warrants were issued with an exercise price based on the per share valuation at the conversion date, the obligation on which were assumed by GCL. The Company accounted for the cashless conversion of the PCG Warrants, which occurred as of June 1998, using the current estimated per share valuation at the expected conversion date, multiplied by the number of Class B shares of Old GCL estimated to be converted in exchange for the PCG Warrants. The resulting value under this calculation is approximately $213 million, which was allocated to the new systems in exchange for the PCG Warrants. In connection with the formation of PCL, the Company agreed to make available to PCL the consideration received by the Company in connection with the grant of the PCG Warrants, in addition to the $231 million cash investment made by the Company. Therefore, the Company recorded an increase in its investment in PCL in the amount of approximately $127 million and an increase in construction in progress for PAC and MAC in the amounts of approximately $50 million and $36 million, respectively, with a corresponding increase of $213 million in additional paid-in capital. The $213 million was allocated on a pro rata basis to the three projects according to the estimated cost of each system. The Company's accounting for the PCG Warrants is pursuant to Emerging Issues Task Force 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments with Variable Terms that are Issued for Consideration other than Employee Services under FASB Statement No. 123" ("EITF 96-18"). Under EITF 96-18, the fair value of equity instruments issued for consideration other than employee services should be measured using the stock price or other measurement assumptions as of the date at which a firm commitment for performance level has been reached. The Company has recorded the estimated value of the PCG Warrants as of June 1998, since the IPO was probable at that date. The $213 million value attributed to the PCG Warrants as of June 1998 was adjusted to the actual value of $275 million on the date of the IPO based upon the $9.50 price per share of the IPO. The Company gave accounting recognition for the New PCG Warrants on the date these warrants were issued, which was the date of the IPO. The Company valued each of the New PCG Warrants at $3.48 based on an independent valuation based on the IPO price of $9.50 per share. The New PCG Warrants had a total value of approximately $43 million. The Company recorded the actual value of the New PCG Warrants in a manner similar to that described above whereby the total value was allocated to the investment in PC-1, MAC and PAC based on their relative total contract costs. Other transactions In 1998, GCL purchased all common shares owned by Telecommunications Development Corporation ("TDC") in the Company in exchange for 300,000 fewer newly issued shares of common stock based upon the F-34

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) per share value at the repurchase date. The transaction benefited GCL since 300,000 fewer shares were outstanding after the repurchase without any cost to GCL. This transaction was accounted for as the acquisition of treasury stock and was recorded as $209 million, the fair value of the consideration given. Certain officers and directors of the Company held direct or indirect equity ownership positions in TDC, resulting in these officers and directors having a majority of the outstanding common stock of TDC. Following this transaction, TDC distributed all of its shares of common stock and GCL warrants to the holders of its common stock and was then liquidated. 19. SEGMENT REPORTING The Company is a worldwide provider of Internet and long distance telecommunications facilities and related services supplying its customers with global "point to point" connectivity and, through its Global Marine Systems subsidiary, providing cable installation and maintenance services. The Company's reportable segments include telecommunications services, installation and maintenance services, and incumbent local exchange carrier services. There are other corporate related charges not attributable to a specific segment. While the Company's chief decision maker monitors the revenue streams of the various products and geographic locations, operations are managed and financial performance evaluated based on the delivery of multiple, integrated services to customers over a single network. As a result, there are many shared expenses generated by the various revenue streams and management believes that any allocation of the expenses incurred to multiple revenue streams would be impractical and arbitrary. F-35

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The information below summarizes certain financial data of the Company by segment (in thousands):

Period from March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1997 ----------------- ----------------- -------------------Telecommunication Services Revenue................ Operating expenses..... Operating income (loss)................ Cash paid for capital expenditures.......... Total assets........... Installation and Maintenance Services Revenue: Maintenance........... Installation.......... Total revenue.......... Operating expenses..... Operating loss......... Cash paid for capital expenditures.......... Total assets........... Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Services Revenue................ Operating expenses..... Operating income....... Cash paid for capital expenditures.......... Total assets........... Corporate and Other Revenue................ Operating expenses..... Operating loss......... Cash paid for capital expenditures.......... Total assets........... Consolidated Consolidated revenue... Consolidated operating expense............... Consolidated operating (loss)................

1,318,248 1,370,534 ----------$ (52,286) =========== $ 1,552,019 =========== $16,813,242 ===========

419,866 299,922 ---------$ 119,944 ========== $ 413,996 ========== $2,639,177 ==========

-3,101 -------$ (3,101) ======== $428,743 ======== $572,197 ========

67,981 92,674 ----------160,655 162,209 ----------$ (1,554) =========== $ 170,585 =========== $ 1,519,166 =========== $ 185,921 131,942 ----------$ 53,979 =========== $ 48,311 =========== $ 1,373,172 =========== $ -7,600 ----------$ (7,600) =========== $ -=========== $ -=========== $ 1,664,824 1,672,285 ----------$ (7,461) ===========

---------------------$ -========== $ -========== $ -========== $ -----------$ -========== $ -========== $ -========== -139,669 ---------$ (139,669) ========== $ -========== $ -========== $ 419,866 $

-----------------$ -======== $ -======== $ -======== ----------======== $ -======== -======== ---------$ -======== $ -======== $ -======== $ -$ $

439,591 ---------$ (19,725) ==========

3,101 -------$ (3,101) ========

Consolidated cash paid for capital expenditures.......... Consolidated total assets................

$ 1,770,915 =========== $19,705,580 ===========

$ 413,996 ========== $2,639,177 ==========

$428,743 ======== $572,197 ========

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GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 1999 1998 --------------------- --------------------Long-Lived Long-Lived Revenue Assets Revenue(1) Assets(2) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------(In thousands) North America United States.................. $ 997,025 Other.......................... 64,040 ---------1,061,065 Europe The Netherlands................ 89,600 Germany........................ 145,289 England........................ 106,815 Other.......................... 244,351 ---------586,055 International waters............. -Other............................ 17,704 ---------Consolidated..................... $1,664,824 ========== $3,029,828 26,515 ---------3,056,343 92,251 204,564 722,462 302,645 ---------1,321,922 1,339,614 308,174 ---------$6,026,053 ========== $193,142 64,558 -------257,700 46,770 36,047 34,777 44,572 -------162,166 ---------$419,866 ======== $ 76,055 ----------76,055

82,433 30,021 49,081 ----------161,535 770,966 ----------$1,008,556 ==========

-------(1) During 1998, there was one customer located in the United States that accounted for 16% of consolidated revenue, another customer located in Canada that accounted for 16% of consolidated revenue, and one customer located in the Netherlands that accounted for 11% of consolidated revenue. There were no individual customers in 1999 that accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenue. (2) Long-lived assets include capacity available for sale and construction in progress as of December 31, 1999 and 1998. 20. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) The Company's unaudited quarterly results are as follows: 1999 Quarter Ended -------------------------------------------March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 -------- -------- ------------ ----------(In thousands, except per share data) Revenue.......................... $176,319 $188,459 Operating income (loss).......... 41,067 39,764 Income (loss) before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle............ 12,802 9,978 Net income (loss)................ (1,908) 9,978 Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders............. (14,952) (4,219) Income (loss) per common share before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, basic..... (0.00) (0.01) Net income (loss) per common share, basic.................... (0.04) (0.01) Income (loss) per common share before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, diluted... (0.00) (0.01) Net income (loss) per common share, diluted.................. $ (0.04) $ (0.01) F-37 $234,582 13,226 $1,065,464 (101,518)

135,854 120,989 106,918

(169,169) (199,985) (225,315)

0.30 0.26

(.25) (.29)

0.27 $ 0.24 $

(.25) (.29)

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Significant 1999 interim events: On December 15, 1999, the Company issued 2,600,000 shares of 7% cumulative convertible preferred stock at a liquidation preference of $250.00 for net proceeds of $630 million. On November 24, 1999, the Company acquired Racal Telecom, a group of wholly owned subsidiaries of Racal Electronics plc, for approximately $1.6 billion in cash. On November 12, 1999, GCH issued two series of senior unsecured notes. The 9 1/8% senior notes are due November 15, 2006 with a face value of $900 million, for net proceeds of $887 million and the 9 1/2% senior notes are due November 15, 2009 with a face value of $1,100 million, for net proceeds of $1,084 million. On November 5, 1999, the Company issued 10,000,000 shares of 6 3/8% cumulative convertible preferred stock at a liquidation preference of $100.00 for net proceeds of approximately $969 million. On September 28, 1999, the Company consummated its merger with Frontier Corporation in a transaction valued at $10.3 billion. On July 2, 1999, the Company completed its acquisition of the Global Marine Systems division of Cable & Wireless Plc for approximately $908 million in cash and assumed liabilities. During the third quarter, the Company recognized $210 million, net of merger related expenses, of other income in connection with the termination of the US WEST merger agreement. 1998 Quarter Ended --------------------------------------------March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 -------- --------- ------------ ----------(In thousands, except per share data) Revenue........................... Operating income (loss)........... Income (loss) before extraordinary loss............................. Net income (loss)................. Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders.............. Income (loss) per common share before extraordinary item, basic. Net income (loss) per common share, basic..................... Income (loss) per common share before extraordinary item, diluted.......................... Net income (loss) per common share, diluted................... Significant 1998 interim events: In December 1998, 5,000,000 shares of GCH 10 1/2% Preferred Stock were issued for proceeds of $483 million. During August 1998, the Company completed an IPO for which the Company received net proceeds of approximately $391 million. In May 1998, the first segment of AC-1, the United States to United Kingdom route, was completed and commenced operations. During the second quarter, the Company acquired the rights from those entitled to fees payable under the advisory services agreement in consideration for the issuance of common stock having an aggregate value of $135 million and the cancellation of approximately $3 million owed to the Company under a related advance F-38 $ -(3,794) (3,722) (3,722) (8,129) (0.02) (0.02) (0.02) $ (0.02) $ $ 100,244 (123,649) (135,725) (155,434) (193,473) (0.52) (0.58) (0.52) (0.58) $ $116,494 31,994 15,229 15,229 15,229 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 $ $203,128 75,724 56,024 56,024 51,649 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.12

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) agreement. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a nonrecurring charge in the approximate amount of $138 million during the second quarter. In addition, the Company recognized as an expense approximately $2 million of advisory fees incurred prior to termination of the contract. On May 18, 1998, the Company issued 9 5/8% senior notes due May 15, 2008, with a face value of $800 million. 21. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Share Cancellation As part of the Company's break-up fee received from US West, Inc. ("US West"), the Company received 2,231,076 shares of its common stock from US West which were cancelled by the Company. For the year ended December 31, 1999, other income, net was composed primarily of a $210 million termination fee paid by US West in connection with the termination of its merger agreement with the Company, net of related expenses. Old GCL Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital During March 1997, Old GCL, formerly GT Parent Holdings LDC, was incorporated as an exempted limited duration company in the Cayman Islands. In March 1998, GCL, a Bermuda company, was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old GCL. At that time, Old GCL contributed its investment in Global Telesystems Holdings Ltd. ("GTH") to GCL. During April 1998, GCL formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. ("GCH"), a Bermuda company, and contributed its investment in GTH to GCH upon its formation. In January 1998, Old GCL effected a 100-for-1 stock split of each of its Class A, B, C and D common stock and undesignated stock and amended the par value of each share of common stock from $.0001 per share to $.000001 per share. Prior to GCL's IPO in August 1998, GCL declared a stock dividend to Old GCL resulting in Old GCL holding 1.5 shares of common stock of GCL for each share of common stock of Old GCL outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the Articles of Association of Old GCL and prior to the Company's IPO, each holder of Class D shares of Old GCL converted such shares into a fraction of a Class E share of Old GCL based upon a valuation at the time of such conversion, together with a warrant to purchase the remaining fraction of such Class E share at an exercise price based upon such market valuation. In addition, each holder of Class E shares of Old GCL had such Class E shares converted into Class B shares of Old GCL. Accordingly, each holder of Class D and Class E shares ultimately received Class B shares, with the warrants to purchase Class E shares received by former Class D shareholders then cancelled in exchange for warrants ("New GCL Warrants") to purchase shares of Common Stock of GCL at an exercise price equal to the IPO price of $9.50 per share. Subsequent to the above transaction and prior to the Company's IPO, each shareholder of Old GCL (other than CIBC) exchanged their interests in Old GCL for shares of common stock of GCL held by Old GCL at a rate of 1.5 shares of common stock of GCL for each share of common stock of Old GCL ("Old GCL Exchange"). CIBC did not participate in the above mentioned transaction and continued to maintain its ownership of GCL through Old GCL, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of CIBC. Because Old GCL, GCL and GCH were entities under common control, the transfers by Old GCL to GCL and GCL to GCH and the Old GCL Exchange were accounted for similar to a pooling of interests. The consolidated financial statements presented have been retroactively restated to reflect these transactions as if they had occurred as of March 19, 1997 (Date of Inception). F-39

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Information with respect to Old GCL common stock and additional paid-in capital prior to the Old GCL Exchange is as follows: Common Stock: Authorized: 1,000,000,000 Class A common stock of $.00000067 par value 1,000,000,000 Class B common stock of $.00000067 par value 1,000,000,000 Class C common stock of $.00000067 par value 3,000,000,000 Class D common stock of $.00000067 par value 1,000,000,000 Class E common stock of $.00000067 par value 43,000,000,000 undesignated common stock of $.00000067 par value Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares all had voting rights. On March 25, 1997, Old GCL issued 22,500,000 Class A shares, 101,250,000 Class B shares, 101,250,000 Class C shares for $.33 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of $75 million. In addition to the 22,500,000 Class A shares issued to the preference shareholders for cash in connection with the issuance of the preference shares, a total of 39,705,900 Class A shares were distributed to the initial preference shareholder representing 15% of the aggregate number of Class A, B and C shares outstanding. In addition, warrants to acquire a maximum of 92,880 shares of common stock of Old GCL were issued into escrow for the benefit of the holders of preferred stock. Effective January 21, 1998, Old GCL authorized 1,000,000,000 new Class E non-voting shares. Certain of the Class B shareholders were issued a total of 66,176,400 Class D shares on March 25, 1997. Of the $34 million of proceeds received from the issuance of Class B shares, $3 million was allocated to the Class D shares representing the estimated fair value of the Class D shares based on an independent valuation. Class D shares were non-voting shares which carried special preference rights on the cash distributions made by Old GCL. Class D shareholders were to receive 10% of cash distributions to common shareholders once the internal rate of return to Class C shareholders exceeded 10%, and then increasing to 20% of cash distributions to common shareholders once the internal rate of return to Class C shareholders exceeded 30%. Effective January 1998, Class D share rights were amended such that Class D shareholders received the option to convert each Class D share into one Class E share upon payment to Old GCL of $.74 per share or to a fraction of a Class E share based upon a valuation at the time of such conversion, together with a warrant to purchase the remaining fraction of such Class E share at an exercise price based upon such market valuation. By granting to holders of the Class D shares an option to convert such shares into Class E shares, the Company obtained effective assurance that it could effect a change to a corporate structure in the event of a major equity event, such as a merger or other business combination or in the event of an IPO by GCL, of its common stock, since the holders of the Class D shares would need to exercise their options in order to participate directly in benefits of a merger or acquisition of the Company or in order to obtain the benefits of any trading market for the common stock of the Company; no trading market was expected to develop for the Class D shares. The grant of the options to Class D shareholders represents an equity transaction since the Company granted these shareholders amended share rights in the form of options with new warrants. Since the Company had an accumulated deficit, the charge was made against additional paid in capital, which had no impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Company accounted for the new warrants as an equity transaction on the date the warrants were issued, which was the IPO date of August 13, 1998. In 1998, the Company issued, at a price of $0.33 per share, 900,000 Class B shares and 675,000 Class E shares. Since the estimated fair value of shares exceeded the issue price, the Company increased stock related expense and shareholders' equity by $2 million in 1998. F-40

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 22. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS IXnet and IPC Acquisitions On February 22, 2000, the Company announced a definitive agreement to acquire IXnet, Inc., a leading provider of specialized IP-based network services to the global financial services community, and its parent company, IPC Communications, Inc., in exchange for shares of common stock of Global Crossing valued at approximately $3.8 billion. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, 1.184 Global Crossing shares will be exchanged for each IXnet share not owned by IPC and 5.417 Global Crossing shares will be exchanged for each share of IPC. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2000 and is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. GlobalCenter Japan On January 26, 2000, the Company's Asia Global Crossing joint venture announced an agreement to create GlobalCenter Japan, a joint venture with Japan's Internet Research Institute, Inc. ("IRI"). GlobalCenter Japan will design, develop and construct a media distribution center in Japan providing connectivity worldwide through the Global Crossing Network. The joint venture will also develop and provide complex web hosting services, e-commerce support and applications hosting solutions. Asia Global Crossing will own 89 percent of GlobalCenter Japan, with IRI owning the remaining 11 percent. Hutchison Global Crossing Joint Venture On January 12, 2000, the Company established a joint venture, called Hutchison Global Crossing, with Hutchison to pursue fixed-line telecommunications and Internet opportunities in Hong Kong. For its 50% share, Hutchison contributed to the joint venture its building-to-building fixed-line telecommunications network in Hong Kong and a number of Internet-related assets. In addition, Hutchison has agreed that any fixed-line telecommunications activities it pursues in China will be carried out by the joint venture. For its 50% share, the Company provided to Hutchison $400 million in Global Crossing convertible preferred stock (convertible into shares of Global Crossing common stock at a rate of $45 per share) and committed to contribute to the joint venture international telecommunications capacity rights on our network and global media distribution center capabilities which together are valued at $350 million, as well as $50 million in cash. The Company intends to integrate its interest in Hutchison Global Crossing into Asia Global Crossing. F-41

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in thousands) Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------Additions ------------------Balance at Charged to Charged Balance at Dec 31, costs and to other Dec 31, 1998 expenses accounts Deductions 1999 ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------$4,233 $ -$37,157 $ -$88,055 $54,780 $(34,335) $ -$95,110 $54,780

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SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf on March 16, 2000 by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Global Crossing Ltd. /s/ Dan J. Cohrs By: _________________ Dan J. Cohrs Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on March 16, 2000 by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.

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/s/ Gary Winnick Chairman of the Board and Director ___________________________________________ Gary Winnick /s/ Lodwrick M. Cook Co-Chairman of the Board and Director ___________________________________________ Lodwrick M. Cook /s/ Leo J. Hindery, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Director; ___________________________________________ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Leo J. Hindery, Jr. GlobalCenter Inc. /s/ Thomas J. Casey Vice Chairman of the Board and Director ___________________________________________ Thomas J. Casey /s/ David L. Lee President, Chief Operating Officer and ___________________________________________ Director David L. Lee /s/ Joseph P. Clayton Director; President, Global Crossing North ___________________________________________ America Joseph P. Clayton /s/ Jack M. Scanlon Director; Vice Chairman of the Board, Asia ___________________________________________ Global Crossing Jack M. Scanlon /s/ Abbott L. Brown Senior Vice President and Director ___________________________________________ Abbott L. Brown /s/ Barry Porter Senior Vice President and Director ___________________________________________ Barry Porter
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EXHIBIT 3.10 EXECUTION COPY Schedule to the Bye-Laws of Global Crossing Ltd. CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF SERIES B 6 3/8% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK The terms of the authorized Series B 6 3/8% Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") of Global Crossing Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda (the "Company"), shall be as set forth below in this Schedule to the Bye-Laws of the Company (this "Schedule"). Designation. (i) There are hereby authorized 400,000 shares ----------of Preferred Stock as designated by the Board of Directors of the Company. Each share of Preferred Stock will have a liquidation preference of $1,000 (the "Liquidation Preference"). (ii) All shares of Preferred Stock redeemed, purchased, exchanged, converted or otherwise acquired by the Company shall be retired and canceled and, upon the taking of any action required by applicable law, shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company, without designation as to series, and may thereafter be reissued. Currency. All shares of Preferred Stock shall be denominated -------in United States currency, and all payments and distributions thereon or with respect thereto shall be made in United States currency. All references herein to "$" or "dollars" refer to United States currency. Ranking. The Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend ------rights and rights upon liquidation, winding up or dissolution, rank junior to (i) each other class or series of capital stock of the Company, other than (A) the Common Stock of the Company and any other class or series of capital stock of the Company which by its terms ranks junior to the Preferred Stock, as to which the Preferred Stock shall rank prior and (B) the Company's 6 3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Company which by its terms ranks on a parity with the Preferred Stock, in each case as to which the Preferred Stock shall rank on a parity or (ii) other equity interests in the Company, in each case, including, without limitation, warrants, rights, calls or options exercisable for or convertible into such capital stock or equity interests, except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph (c). All equity securities of the Company to which the Preferred Stock ranks prior (whether with respect to dividends or upon liquidation, winding up, dissolution or otherwise), including the Common Stock of the Company, are collectively referred to herein as the "Junior Stock". All equity securities of the Company to which the Preferred Stock ranks on a parity (whether with respect to dividends or upon liquidation, (c) (b) (a)

winding up, dissolution or otherwise) are collectively referred to herein as the "Parity Stock". All equity securities of the Company to which the Preferred Stock ranks junior (whether with respect to dividends or upon liquidation, winding up, dissolution or otherwise) are collectively referred to herein as the "Senior Stock". The respective definitions of Junior Stock, Parity Stock and Senior Stock shall also include any warrants, rights, calls or options exercisable for or convertible into any Junior Stock, Parity Stock or Senior Stock, as the case may be. Dividends. (i) The holders of shares of Preferred Stock --------shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company out of funds legally available therefor, dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock, cumulative from the first date of issuance of any such shares (the "Initial Issuance Date"), at a rate per annum of 6 3/8% of the Liquidation Preference per share, payable in cash. Dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock shall be payable quarterly in equal amounts (subject to paragraph (d)(v) hereunder with respect to shorter periods, including the first such period with respect to newly issued shares of Preferred Stock) in arrears on the first day of each February, May, August and November of each year, or if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each such date, a "Dividend Payment Date", and each such quarterly period, a "Dividend Period"), in preference to and in priority over dividends on any Junior Stock. Such dividends shall be paid to the holders of record of the shares of Preferred Stock as they appear on the applicable Record Date. As used herein, the term "Record Date" means, with respect to the dividends payable on the first of February, May, August and November, the fifteenth day of the immediately preceding January, April, July and October, respectively, or such other record date, not more than 60 days and not less than 10 days preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company. Dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock shall be fully cumulative and shall accrue (whether or not declared and whether or not there are funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends) from the Issuance Date (or the last Dividend Payment Date for which dividends were paid, as the case may be) based on a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Accrued and unpaid dividends for any past Dividend Period and dividends in connection with any optional redemption may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any Dividend Payment Date, to holders of record on such date, not more than 45 days prior to the payment thereof, as may be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company. (ii) No dividend shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment or other distribution declared or made, whether in cash, obligations or shares of capital stock of the Company or other property, directly or indirectly, upon any shares of Junior Stock or Parity Stock, nor shall any shares of Junior Stock or Parity Stock be redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company through a sinking fund or otherwise, unless all accrued and unpaid dividends through the most recent Dividend Payment Date (whether or not such dividends have been declared and whether or not there are funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends) on the shares of Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in full; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any -------- ------provisions in this subparagraph (ii) to the contrary, the Company shall be entitled to (a) declare and pay dividends on shares of Junior Stock payable solely in shares of Junior Stock and on shares of Parity Stock payable (d)

3 solely in shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock (other than pursuant to paragraph (d)(vi) of the Certificate of Designations for the Company's 6 3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock), or in each case by an increase in the liquidation preference of the Junior Stock or Parity Stock and (b) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire Junior Stock or Parity Stock in exchange for consideration consisting of Parity Stock or Junior Stock, in the case of Parity Stock, or of Junior Stock, in the case of Junior Stock. When dividends are not paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of Preferred Stock, all dividends declared on the Preferred Stock and any other Parity Stock shall be declared and paid either (A) pro rata so that the amount of dividends so declared on the shares of Preferred Stock and each such other class or series of Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio as accrued dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock and such class or series of Parity Stock bear to each other or (B) on another basis that is at least as favorable to the holders of the Preferred Stock entitled to receive such dividends. (iii) Any dividend payment made on the Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the dividends accrued with respect to the earliest Dividend Period for which dividends have not been paid. (iv) All dividends paid with respect to shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be paid pro rata to the holders entitled thereto. (v) Dividends (or cash amounts equal to accrued and unpaid dividends) payable on the Preferred Stock for any period shorter than three months shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed (in a 30-day month) since the applicable Dividend Payment Date or from the Issuance Date with respect to newly issued shares, as applicable, and based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. No interest shall accrue or be payable in respect of unpaid dividends. Liquidation Preference. (i) Upon any voluntary or ---------------------involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or a reduction or decrease in the Company's capital stock resulting in a distribution of assets to the holders of any class or series of the Company's capital stock, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to payment out of the assets of the Company available for distribution of an amount equal to the then effective Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock held by such holder, plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends therein to the date of such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or reduction or decrease in capital stock, before any distribution is made on any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, Common Stock of the Company. After payment in full of the then effective Liquidation Preference and all accumulated and unpaid dividends to which holders of shares of Preferred Stock are entitled, such holders shall not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets of the Company. If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or a reduction or decrease in the Company's capital stock, the amounts payable with respect to shares of Preferred Stock and all other Parity Stock are not paid in full, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock and the holders of the Parity Stock shall share equally and ratably in any distribution of assets (e)

4 of the Company in proportion to the full liquidation preference and all accumulated and unpaid dividends to which each such holder is entitled. (ii) Neither the voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company nor the consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with or into any corporation or the consolidation, merger or amalgamation of any corporation with or into the Company shall be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or a reduction or decrease in the capital stock of the Company. (iii) No funds are required to be set aside to protect the Liquidation Preference of the shares of Preferred Stock, although such Liquidation Preference will be substantially in excess of the par value of the shares of the Preferred Stock. Redemption. Shares of Preferred Stock shall be redeemable ---------by the Company as provided below. Optional Redemption After the Initial Redemption Date. The ----------------------------------------------------shares of Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable prior to January 12, 2005 (the "Initial Redemption Date"). After the Initial Redemption Date, the shares of Preferred Stock shall be subject to redemption at any time at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at a price (the "Redemption Price"), payable in cash, equal to the percentage set forth below of the Liquidation Preference per share for redemption during the 12-month periods beginning on the Initial Redemption Date or the annual anniversaries thereof indicated below, plus in each case an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared and whether or not there are funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends) to the date fixed for redemption. Period -----2005............................... 2006............................... 2007............................... 2008............................... 2009............................... 2010 and thereafter................ (ii) shall be subject to Redemption Price ---------------103.1875% 102.5500% 101.9125% 101.2750% 100.6375% 100.0000% (i) (f)

Optional Tax Redemption. The shares of Preferred Stock -----------------------

5 redemption at the option of the Company or a successor corporation at any time, in whole or in part, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the then effective Liquidation Preference thereof, plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the redemption date if, as a result of any change in or amendment to any laws, regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder of (A) Bermuda or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax, (B) any jurisdiction, other than the United States, from or through which payment on the shares of Preferred Stock is made by the Company or a successor corporation or its paying agent in its capacity as such or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax or (C) any other jurisdiction, other than the United States, in which the Company or a successor corporation is organized or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax or any change in the official application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings or any change in the official application or interpretation of, or any execution of or amendment to, any treaty or treaties affecting taxation to which such jurisdiction (or such political subdivision or taxing authority) is party (each, a "Change in Tax Law"), which becomes effective on or after the date hereof, the Company or a successor corporation is or would be required on the next succeeding Dividend Payment Date to pay Additional Amounts (as defined below) with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock, and the payment of such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of any reasonable measures available to the Company or a successor corporation. In addition, the shares of Preferred Stock shall be subject to redemption at the option of the Company at any time, in whole or in part, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the then effective Liquidation Preference thereof, plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the redemption date, if the person formed by a consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company or into which the Company is consolidated, merged or amalgamated or to which the Company conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety is required, as a consequence of such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, conveyance, transfer or lease and as a consequence of a Change in Tax Law occurring after the date of such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, conveyance, transfer or lease, to pay Additional Amounts in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed on any holder of shares of Preferred Stock. (iii) Payment of Additional Amounts. If any deduction or ----------------------------withholding for any present or future taxes, assessments or other governmental charges of (x) Bermuda or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having power to tax, (y) any jurisdiction, other than the United States, from or through which payment on the shares of Preferred Stock is made by the Company or a successor corporation, or its paying agent in its capacity as such or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax or (z) any other jurisdiction, other than the United States, in which the Company or a successor corporation is organized, or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax shall at any time be required by such jurisdiction (or any such political subdivision or taxing authority) in respect of any amounts to be paid by the Company or a successor corporation with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock, the Company or a successor corporation will pay to each

6 holder of shares of Preferred Stock as additional dividends, such additional amounts (collectively, the "Additional Amounts") as may be necessary in order that the net amounts paid to such holder of such shares of Preferred Stock who, with respect to any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge, is not resident in, or a citizen of, such jurisdiction, after such deduction or withholding, shall be not less than the amount specified in such shares of Preferred Stock to which such holder is entitled; provided, however, that the -------- ------Company or a successor corporation shall not be required to make any payment of Additional Amounts for or on account of: (A) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (a) the existence of any present or former connection between such holder (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such holder, if such holder is an estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company or corporation) and the taxing jurisdiction or any political subdivision or territory or possession thereof or area subject to its jurisdiction, including, without limitation, such holder (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor) being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business therein or having or having had a permanent establishment therein, (b) the presentation of shares of Preferred Stock (where presentation is required) for payment on a date more than 30 days after (x) the date on which such payment became due and payable or (y) the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later, or (c) the presentation of shares of Preferred Stock for payment in Bermuda or any political subdivision thereof or therein, unless such shares of Preferred Stock could not have been presented for payment elsewhere; (B) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge; (C) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is payable otherwise than by withholding from payment of the Liquidation Preference of or any dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock; (D) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld by reason of the failure by the holder or the beneficial owner of the shares of Preferred Stock to comply with a request of the Company addressed to the holder (a) to provide information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence or identity of the holder or such beneficial owner or (b) to make and deliver any declaration or other similar claim (other than a claim for refund of a tax, assessment or other governmental charge withheld by the Company) or satisfy any information or reporting requirements, which, in the case of (a) or (b), is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of the taxing jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such tax, assessment or other governmental charge; or

7 (E) any combination of items (A), (B), (C) and (D) above; nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of the Liquidation Preference of or dividends on any shares of Preferred Stock to any holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or limited liability company or other beneficial owner of shares of Preferred Stock to the extent such payment would be required by the laws of (x) Bermuda or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax, (y) any jurisdiction, other than the United States, from or through which payment on the shares of Preferred Stock is made by the Company or a successor corporation, or its paying agent in its capacity as such or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax or (z) any other jurisdiction, other than the United States, in which the Company or a successor corporation is organized, or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein having the power to tax to be included in the income for tax purposes of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership, limited liability company or beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the holder of such shares of Preferred Stock. The Company shall provide the Transfer Agent with the official acknowledgment of the relevant taxing authority (or, if such acknowledgment is not available, a certified copy thereof) evidencing the payment of the withholding taxes, if any, by the Company. Copies of such documentation shall be made available to the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, upon request therefor. All references herein to dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock shall include any Additional Amounts payable by the Company in respect of such shares of Preferred Stock. (iv) Whenever shares of Preferred Stock are to be redeemed pursuant to this paragraph (f), a notice of such redemption shall be mailed, addressed to each holder, by overnight mail, postage prepaid, or delivered to each holder of the shares to be redeemed at such holder's address as the same appears on the stock transfer books of the company. Such notice shall be mailed to be delivered not less than 30 days and nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Each such notice shall state: (A) the date fixed for redemption; (B) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (C) the Redemption Price and the amount of dividends accrued and unpaid through the date fixed for redemption; (D) the place or places where such shares of Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (E) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such date fixed for redemption unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price. If fewer than all shares of Preferred Stock held by a holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall specify the number of shares to be redeemed from such holder. Notice having been given as provided in the preceding paragraph, and if on or before

8 the redemption date specified in such notice, an amount in cash sufficient to redeem in full on the redemption date and at the applicable Redemption Price (together with an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared and whether or not there are funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends) to such redemption date) and all shares of Preferred Stock called for redemption shall have been set apart and deposited in trust so as to be available for such purpose and only for such purpose, or shall have been paid to the holders thereof then effective as of the close of business on such redemption date, and unless there shall be a subsequent default in the payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid dividends, the shares of Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall cease to accrue dividends, and such shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company, undesignated as to series, and all rights of the holders thereof, as such, as shareholders of the Company (except the right to receive from the Company the Redemption Price and an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared and whether or not there are funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends) to such redemption date) shall cease. Upon surrender in accordance with such notice of the certificates for any shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the notice shall so state), such shares shall be redeemed by the Company at the Redemption Price as set forth above. In case fewer than all of the shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate of like terms and having the same date of original issuance shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without cost to the holder thereof. (v) In the event that fewer than all of the shares of Preferred Stock are to be redeemed pursuant to this paragraph (f), the Company shall call for redemption shares of Preferred Stock pro rata among the holders, based on the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by each holder (with adjustments to avoid fractional shares), except that the Company may redeem all of the shares of Preferred Stock held by any holders of fewer than 100 shares of Preferred Stock (or all the shares of Preferred Stock held by holders who would hold less than 100 shares of Preferred Stock as a result of such redemption). Any redemption for which shares are called for redemption on a pro rata basis shall comply with this subparagraph (v). (g) Voting Rights. Except as required by applicable Bermuda law ------------and as may otherwise be provided herein or in any amendment hereto, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any voting rights as shareholders of the Company except as follows: (i) The affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting with holders of shares of all other series of preferred stock of the Company affected in the same way as a single class, in person or by proxy, at a special or annual meeting called for the purpose, or by written consent in lieu of a meeting, shall be required to amend, repeal or change any provisions of this Schedule in any manner which would adversely affect, alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Preferred Stock and any such securities affected in the same way; provided, however, that -------- -------

9 the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, in person or by proxy, at a special or annual meeting called for the purpose, or by written consent in lieu of a meeting, shall be required to amend, repeal or change the Liquidation Preference set forth in paragraph (a)(i) or the provisions set forth in paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (h) or (k) hereof, in any such case in a manner which would adversely affect, alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Preferred Stock set forth in such paragraph; provided, -------further, that the creation, authorization or issuance of any other ------class or series of capital stock or the increase or decrease in the amount of authorized capital stock of any such class or series or of the Preferred Stock, or any increase, decrease or change in the par value of any class or series of capital stock (including the Preferred Stock), shall not require the consent of the holders of the Preferred Stock and shall not be deemed to affect adversely, alter or change the powers, preferences and special rights of the shares of Preferred Stock. With respect to any matter on which the holders are entitled to vote together with holders of all other series of preferred stock of the Company affected in the same way as a single class, (i) each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the quotient of the Liquidation Preference divided by 100 and (ii) so long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, no other series of preferred stock of the Company so voting shall be entitled to a number of votes per share greater than the quotient of the liquidation preference per share of such other series divided by 100. With respect to any matter on which the holders are entitled to vote as a separate class, each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote. (ii) If at any time the equivalent of six quarterly dividends payable on the shares of Preferred Stock are accrued and unpaid (whether or not consecutive and whether or not declared), the holders of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock or Senior Stock having similar voting rights then exercisable, voting separately as a single class without regard to series, shall be entitled to elect at the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company two directors to serve until all dividends accumulated and unpaid on any such voting shares have been paid or declared and funds set aside to provide for payment in full. In exercising any such vote, (i) each outstanding share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the quotient of the Liquidation Preference divided by 100, excluding shares held by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company, which shares shall have no vote and (ii) so long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, no other series of preferred stock of the Company so voting shall be entitled to a number of votes per share greater than the quotient of the liquidation preference per share of such other series divided by 100. (h) Conversion. (i) Each share of Preferred Stock shall be ---------convertible at any time and from time to time at the option of the holder thereof into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). The number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of a share of Preferred Stock, adjusted as

10 hereinafter provided, is referred to herein as the "Conversion Ratio". The Conversion Ratio as of the Issuance Date shall be 22.2222 and shall equal the ratio the nominator of which shall be the Liquidation Preference and the denominator of which shall be the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall be $45.00, subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in paragraph (i). (ii) Conversion of shares of Preferred Stock may be effected by any holder upon the surrender to the Company at the principal office of the Company or at the office of any agent or agents of the company (the "Transfer Agent"), as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Company, of the certificate or certificates for such shares of Preferred Stock to be converted accompanied by a written notice stating that such holder elects to convert all or a specified whole number of such shares in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (h) and specifying the name or names in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued. In case such notice shall specify a name or names other than that of such holder, such notice shall be accompanied by payment of all transfer taxes payable upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock in such name or names. Other than such taxes, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant hereto. As promptly as practicable after the surrender of such certificate or certificates and the receipt of such notice relating thereto and, if applicable, payment of all required transfer taxes (or the demonstration to the satisfaction of the Company that such taxes have been paid), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered (x) certificates representing the number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable full shares of Common Stock to which the holder (or the holder's transferee) of shares of Preferred Stock being converted shall be entitled and (y) if less than the full number of shares of Preferred Stock evidenced by the surrendered certificate or certificates is being converted, a new certificate or certificates, of like tenor, for the number of shares evidenced by such surrendered certificate or certificates less the number of shares being converted. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date of giving such notice and of such surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock to be converted so that the rights of the holder thereof as to the shares being converted shall cease except for the right to receive shares of Common Stock and accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock being converted, in each case in accordance herewith, and the person entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of such shares of Common Stock at such time. (iii) If a holder of shares of Preferred Stock exercises conversion rights under paragraph (h)(i), upon delivery of the shares for conversion, such shares shall cease to accrue dividends pursuant to paragraph (d) as of the end of the day immediately preceding the date of such delivery, but such shares shall continue to be entitled to receive all accrued dividends which such holder is entitled to receive through the last preceding Dividend Payment Date unless such conversion follows a call for redemption by the Company in which case pro rata dividends shall also be payable through the date immediately preceding such delivery, in each case as if such holder

11 continued to hold such shares of Preferred Stock. Any such accrued and unpaid dividends shall be payable by the Company as and when such dividends are paid to any remaining holders or, if none, on the date which would have been the next succeeding Dividend Payment Date had there been remaining holders or such later time at which the Company believes it has adequate available capital under applicable law to make such a payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion (other than after notice of redemption has been given with respect to such shares) after the close of business on any record date for the payment of dividends declared and prior to the opening of business on the Dividend Payment Date relating thereto must be accompanied by a payment in cash of an amount equal to the dividend declared in respect of such shares. (iv) In case any shares of Preferred Stock are to be redeemed pursuant to paragraph (f), such right of conversion shall cease and terminate, as to the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed, at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date fixed for redemption unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price therefor, as provided herein. (v) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of paragraph (h)(iii) and to paragraph (i), upon conversion, no payment or adjustment shall be made by the Company to any holder of shares of Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion in respect of any accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion. (vi) In connection with the conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock, no fractions of shares of Common Stock shall be issued, but in lieu thereof, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fractional interest in an amount equal to (x) such fractional interest multiplied by the Liquidation Preference per share, divided by (y) the Conversion Price. If more than one share of Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for conversion by the same holder at the same time, the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock so surrendered. (vii) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Common Stock if necessary to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Prior to the delivery of any securities which the Company shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, the Company shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations which require action to be taken by the Company. All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Preferred Stock will upon delivery be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, free of all liens and charges and not subject to any preemptive rights.

12 (i)(i) The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows: (A) Stock Splits and Combinations. In case the Company shall at ----------------------------any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date (a) subdivide or split the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (b) combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (c) issue by reclassification of the shares of Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then, and in each such case, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such event or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier, shall be adjusted so that the holder of any shares of Preferred Stock thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company which such holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the occurrence of any of the events described above, had such shares of Preferred Stock been surrendered for conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such event or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier. An adjustment made pursuant to this subparagraph (A) shall become effective at the close of business on the day upon which such corporate action becomes effective. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event listed above shall occur. (B) Stock Dividends in Common Stock. In case the Company shall ------------------------------at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date pay a dividend or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock on any class of capital stock of the Company other than dividends or distributions of shares of Common Stock or other securities with respect to which adjustments are provided in paragraph (i)(A) above, and the total number of shares constituting such dividend or distribution shall exceed 25% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted so that the holder of each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive upon conversion thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying (1) the applicable Conversion Price by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock theretofore outstanding and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such number of shares and the total number of shares issued in such dividend or distribution. In case the total number of shares constituting such dividend or distribution shall not exceed 25% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date fixed for such dividend or distribution, such shares of Common Stock shall be considered to be issued at the time of any such next succeeding dividend or other distribution in which the number of shares of Common Stock issued, together with the number of shares issued in all previous such dividends and distributions, shall exceed such 25%. (C) Issuance of Rights or Warrants. In case the Company shall -----------------------------issue to all holders of Common Stock rights or warrants expiring within 45 days entitling such holders to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock at a price per share less than the Current Market Price (as defined below), the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date

13 fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants shall be reduced by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on such record date and the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase would purchase at such Current Market Price and the denominator of which is the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on such record date and the number of additional shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase. For purposes of this subparagraph (C), the issuance of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase securities convertible into Common Stock shall be deemed to be the issuance of rights or warrants to purchase the Common Stock into which such securities are convertible at an aggregate offering price equal to the sum of the aggregate offering price of such securities and the minimum aggregate amount (if any) payable upon conversion of such securities into Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such event shall occur. (D) Distribution of Indebtedness, Securities or Assets. In case -------------------------------------------------the Company shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (whether by dividend or in a merger, amalgamation or consolidation or otherwise) evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock of any class or series, other securities, cash or assets (other than Common Stock, rights or warrants referred to in subparagraph (C) above or a dividend payable exclusively in cash and other than as a result of a Fundamental Change (as defined below)), the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution shall be reduced by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Current Market Price on such record date less the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination in good faith shall be conclusive) of the portion of such evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock, other securities, cash and assets so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock and the denominator of which is the Current Market Price. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such event shall occur. (E) Fundamental Changes. In case any transaction or event ------------------(including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation, sale of assets, tender or exchange offer, reclassification, compulsory share exchange or liquidation) shall occur in which all or substantially all outstanding Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for stock, other securities, cash or assets (each, a "Fundamental Change"), the holder of each share of Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Change shall have the right upon any subsequent conversion to receive (but only out of legally available funds, to the extent required by applicable law) the kind and amount of stock, other securities, cash and assets that such holder would have received if such share had been converted immediately prior thereto. (ii) Anything in this section (i) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall

14 not be required to give effect to any adjustment in the Conversion Price unless and until the net effect of one or more adjustments (each of which shall be carried forward until counted toward adjustment), determined as above provided, shall have resulted in a change of the Conversion Price by at least 1%, and when the cumulative net effect of more than one adjustment so determined shall be to change the Conversion Price by at least 1%, such change in the Conversion Price shall thereupon be given effect. In the event that, at any time as a result of the provisions of this paragraph (i), the holder of shares of Preferred Stock upon subsequent conversion shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than Common Stock, the number of such other shares so receivable upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock shall thereafter be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions contained herein. (iii) There shall be no adjustment of the Conversion Price in case of the issuance of any stock of the Company in a merger, reorganization, acquisition, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction except as set forth in this paragraph (i). (iv) In any case in which this paragraph (i) requires that an adjustment as a result of any event become effective from and after a record date, the Company may elect to defer until after the occurrence of such event (A) issuing to the holder of any shares of Preferred Stock converted after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion over and above the shares issuable on the basis of the conversion price in effect immediately prior to adjustment and (B) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of a fractional share of Common Stock. (v) If the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, and shall thereafter and before the distribution to shareholders thereof legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the right of conversion granted by this paragraph (i) or in the Conversion Price then in effect shall be required by reason of the taking of such record. (vi) The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power to resolve any ambiguity or correct any error in this paragraph (i), and its action in so doing shall be final and conclusive. (j) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company is reorganized such that the Common Stock is exchanged for the Common Stock of a new entity ("Newco"), the Common Stock of which is traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or another recognized securities exchange, then the Company, by notice to the holders of the Preferred Stock but without any required consent on their part, shall have the option to cause the exchange of the shares of Preferred Stock for preferred stock of Newco having the same

15 terms and conditions as set forth herein, provided that, in the event that Newco -------is not solely incorporated as a Bermuda company or in the event the Newco share structure is not identical to that of the Company, the rights attaching to the preferred stock of Newco may be adjusted so as to comply with the local law of the country of incorporation of Newco or the new share structure of Newco. If the Company exercises such option, the Company shall indemnify each holder of shares of Preferred Stock if an exchange described in this paragraph (j) would, under then applicable United States Federal income tax law, result in the recognition of tax by such holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not -------- ------be obligated to indemnify any holder for any payments described under subparagraphs (f)(ii) and (f)(iii), unless and to the extent provided in such subparagraphs. Change in Control Put Right. (i) If a Change in Control --------------------------occurs with respect to the Company, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall have the right to require the Company to purchase all or any part of such holder's shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the Liquidation Preference of such shares, plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends on such shares to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following such Change in Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each holder of shares of preferred stock describing the transaction or transactions that constitute such Change in Control and offering to purchase such holder's shares of Preferred Stock on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. (ii) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Preferred Stock as a result of a Change in Control with respect to the Company. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with any of the provisions of this paragraph (k), the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this paragraph (k). (iii) On the date scheduled for payment of shares of Preferred Stock tendered to the Company for repurchase as provided in this paragraph (k), the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (a) accept for payment all shares of Preferred Stock properly tendered, (b) deposit with the Transfer Agent an amount equal to the purchase price of the shares of Preferred Stock so tendered and (c) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Transfer Agent shares of Preferred Stock so accepted together with an officers' certificate stating the aggregate Liquidation Preference of the shares of Preferred Stock being purchased by the Company. The Transfer Agent shall promptly mail or deliver to each holder of shares of Preferred Stock so tendered the applicable payment for such shares of Preferred Stock, and the Transfer Agent shall promptly countersign and mail or deliver, or cause to be transferred by book-entry, to each holder new shares of Preferred Stock equal in Liquidation Preference to any unpurchased portion of the shares of Preferred Stock surrendered, if any. The Company shall publicly announce the results of its offer on or as soon as practicable after the payment date for the purchase of shares of Preferred Stock (k)

16 in connection with a Change in Control of the Company. (iv) The Company shall not be required to make an offer to purchase any shares of Preferred Stock upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company if a third party makes such offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements described in this paragraph (k) and purchases all shares of Preferred Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn. (v) The right of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock described in this paragraph (k) shall be subject to the obligation of Global Crossing Holdings Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda ("Global Crossing Holdings"), to: (a) repay its debt obligations in full under the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 1999, among the Company, Global Crossing Holdings, The Chase Manhattan Bank and the other parties named therein, as amended or supplemented from time to time; and (b) offer to purchase and purchase all of its outstanding 9e% Senior Notes Due 2008 that have been tendered for purchase in connection with a Change in Control of the Company. In addition, the right of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock described in this paragraph (k) shall be subject to the repurchase or repayment of the Company's future indebtedness, which the Company shall be required to repurchase or repay in connection with a Change in Control of the Company. above in for such tendered pursuant When the Company shall have satisfied the obligations set forth this subparagraph (v) and, subject to the legal availability of funds purpose, the Company shall purchase all shares of Preferred Stock for purchase by the Company upon a Change in Control of the Company to this paragraph (k).

(l) The shares of Preferred Stock and the shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock shall be convertible shall have the registration rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 12, 2000, between the Company and Hutchison Telecommunications Limited. Transfer Restrictions. (i) The shares of Preferred Stock --------------------shall bear the following legend: "THE SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK, WITH LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE $1,000 PER SHARE, OF THE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD ABSENT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND (m)

17 ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED 15/TH/ NOVEMBER, 1999, AMONG HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LIMITED, HUTCHISON TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND HCL HOLDINGS LIMITED. A COPY OF SUCH SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. (ii) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock shall bear the following legend: "THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, OF THE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD ABSENT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED 15/TH/ NOVEMBER, 1999, AMONG HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LIMITED, HUTCHISON TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND HCL HOLDINGS LIMITED. A COPY OF SUCH SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. Certain Definitions. As used in this Schedule, the following ------------------terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: "Affiliate" of any person means any other person who, directly or --------indirectly, Controls, is under common Control or is Controlled by such other person. For purposes of this definition, "Control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "Controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any person, shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock -------of a person shall be deemed to be Control. "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a -----------United States federal or Bermuda holiday. (n)

18 "Change in Control" means, with respect to the Company, the ----------------occurrence of any of the following: (i) any "person" (as such term is unused in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), other than a Permitted Holder, is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the Voting Stock (measured by voting power rather than number of shares) of the Company, and the Permitted Holders own, in the aggregate, a lesser percentage of the total Voting Stock (measured by voting power rather than by number of shares) of the Company than such person and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the board of directors of the Company (for the purposes of this clause, such other person shall be deemed to "beneficially own" any Voting Stock of a specified corporation held by a parent corporation if such other person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 35% of the Voting Stock (measured by voting power rather than by number of shares) of such parent corporation and the Permitted Holders beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of Voting Stock (measured by voting power rather than by number of shares) of such parent corporation and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the board of directors of such parent corporation), (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, (iii) the Company consolidates or merges with or into any other person, other than a consolidation or merger (a) of the Company into Global Crossing Holdings or Global Crossing Holdings into the Company, or the Company with or into a Subsidiary of the Company or (b) pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property with the effect that the beneficial owners of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 35% of the Voting Stock (measured by voting power rather than number of shares) of the surviving corporation immediately following such transaction or (iv) the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than a Subsidiary of the Company or a Permitted Holder or a person more than 50% of the Voting Stock (measured by voting power rather than by number of shares) of which is owned, directly or indirectly, following such transaction or transactions by the Permitted Holders; provided, however, that sales, transfers, -------- ------conveyances or other dispositions in the ordinary course of business of capacity on cable systems owned, controlled or operated by the Company or any Subsidiary or of telecommunications capacity or transmission rights acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary for use in its business, including, without limitation, for sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition to any customer of the Company or any Subsidiary shall not be deemed a disposition of assets for purposes of this clause (iv). "Continuing Directors" means individuals who at the beginning of -------------------the period of determination constituted the Board of Directors of the Company, together with any new directors

19 whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or is designee of any one of the Permitted Holders or any combination thereof or was nominated or elected by any such Permitted Holder(s) or any of their designees. "Current Market Price" means, with respect to any event set forth -------------------in paragraph (i) herein, as applicable, the average of the daily closing prices for the five consecutive trading days selected by the Board of Directors of the Company commencing not more than 20 trading days before, and ending not later than the date of such event and the date immediately preceding the record date fixed in connection with such event. "Permitted Holder" means Pacific Capital Group, Inc. and CIBC ---------------Oppenheimer Corp., and their respective Affiliates. "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any person, (i) any ---------corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that person (or a combination thereof) and (ii) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such person or a Subsidiary of such person or (b) the only general partners of which are such person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such person (or any combination thereof). "Voting Stock" of any person as of any date means the capital -----------stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such person. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Schedule -------are for convenience of reference only and hall not define, limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. Bye-Laws. This Schedule shall be attached to the Bye-Laws -------of the Company and shall become incorporated in such Bye-Laws. (p) (o)

20 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designation to be duly signed on its behalf on this 12th day of January, 2000. GLOBAL CROSSING LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda, By: /s/ James C. Gorton ----------------------------------Name: James C. Gorton Title: Sr. Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT 10.33 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT -------------------THIS AGREEMENT, is made as of the fifth day of December, 1999 (this "Agreement"), between GlobalCenter Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GC"), and Leo J. Hindery, Jr. ("Executive"). For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, GC and Executive hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. ----------

Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter contained, GC hereby employs Executive and Executive accepts the employment by GC. (a) Executive shall perform such duties and exercise such powers in relation to the business of the GC as may from time to time be assigned to or vested in him by the Board of Directors of GC and shall at all times and in all respects comply with the reasonable directions and regulations made by the Board of Directors of GC. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive shall hold the title of Chairman and CEO of GC and shall be immediately elected as a member of the GC Board. (b) Executive shall faithfully serve GC to the utmost of his ability and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests thereof and shall devote all of his time and attention during the normal working hours of GC (and, for no further remuneration, during such additional hours as shall be necessary for the proper performance thereof) to the said duties, except insofar as he has the consent of the GC Board of Directors in writing to do otherwise. The foregoing shall not preclude Executive from engaging in appropriate civic, charitable or religious activities or from devoting a reasonable amount of time to private investments or from serving on the boards of directors of other entities or engaging in Executive's car racing avocation, as long as such activities and service do not materially interfere or conflict with Executive's responsibilities to GC. (c) Executive shall comply with such directives and manuals as GC may issue from time to time to its officers and executives. (d) 2. Executive's office shall be based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Board Membership ----------------

Executive shall be recommended as a candidate for director of Global Crossing Ltd. The Global Crossing Ltd. Board of Directors currently has no open positions; however, an opening is anticipated on or before March 31, 2000. During the Term (as defined in Paragraph 3), Executive shall have the right to nominate one less than a majority (including Executive) of the directors of the -1-

GC Board of Directors. Election of such nominees to the GC Board of Directors shall not be unreasonably denied. GC shall have eleven Board members. 3. Term. ----

Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 9 below, the term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall be 3 years, commencing on December 5, 1999 (the "Commencement Date"). The Term and provisions of this Agreement shall automatically extend for additional one-year periods if Executive remains employed on and after the third anniversary of the Commencement Date, unless either party notifies the other in writing at least 30 days prior to the applicable anniversary date that it, or he, does not want the term to so extend. 4. (a) Remuneration. ------------

Base Salary. GC agrees to pay and Executive agrees to accept as ----------compensation for the services rendered by Executive during his Employment hereunder an annualized salary of $500,000, less withholding taxes and other amounts required by applicable laws, to be paid in semi-monthly installments. Guaranteed Minimum Bonus. Executive shall receive a guaranteed -----------------------minimum bonus (the "Guaranteed Minimum Bonus") of $500,000 per year during the Term. The GC Board of Directors in its sole discretion may award an annual bonus greater than the Guaranteed Minimum Bonus. Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options. Pursuant to the 1998 Global ---------------------------------Crossing Ltd., Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), Executive shall receive options to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of Global Crossing Ltd. (the "Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options"). The strike price shall equal $45 per share. The Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options shall vest as follows: 34% on the Commencement Date and 22% on the first, second and third anniversary of the Commencement Date. The stock options shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions as set forth in the Plan and a non-qualified stock option agreement. GC Stock Options. Executive shall receive options to purchase a ---------------number of shares of GC common stock (the "GC Stock Options") equal to 5.5% of the currently outstanding common stock of GC at an aggregate strike price of $100,000,000. The options shall vest 34% on the Commencement Date and 22% on the first, second and third anniversary of the Commencement Date. The GC Stock Options shall be subject to additional terms and conditions as may be determined by the GC Board of Directors; provided, however, that any terms and conditions which materially deviate from the terms and conditions of the Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options are subject to Executive's prior approval. In the event that Global Crossing Ltd. issues a Tracking Stock (as defined below), the GC Stock Options shall be equitably converted into options for the Tracking Stock or otherwise dealt with in a manner that minimizes adverse accounting treatment without adverse effect upon Executive. -2(d) (c) (b)

(e)

Recommended Stock Options. In addition to the GC Stock Options, ------------------------Executive shall have the right to recommend that the GC Compensation Committee, whose members shall be nominated by the Chairman of the GC Board of Directors, grant options to purchase GC common stock (the "Recommended Stock Options") to one or more GC employees Executive hires or desires to retain. The GC Board of Directors shall not unreasonably withhold approval of the Recommended Stock Options. In the event that Global Crossing Ltd. issues a Tracking Stock (as defined below), the Recommended Stock Options shall be equitably converted into options for the Tracking Stock or otherwise dealt with in a manner that minimizes adverse accounting treatment without adverse effect upon the optionee. Global Crossing Tracking Stock. Global Crossing, Ltd. -----------------------------anticipates establishing a tracking stock (the "Tracking Stock") for its existing digital distribution, Internet and data services business, currently owned and operated by GC (the "Tracked Business"). Subject to market conditions, it is anticipated that between 10% and 20% of the equity value of the Tracked Business will be issued in an initial public offering in the first half of 2000. Issuance of Tracking Stock is subject to approval of the holders of Global Crossing Ltd. common stock pursuant to Bermuda law. 5. Insurance and 401(k) Savings Plan. --------------------------------(f)

(a) Executive shall be entitled to participate, subject to any rules and conditions and applicable laws and regulations, in any medical, dental, life insurance and/or disability insurance plan established and operated by GC, for the benefit of executives of GC and their dependents. Any such plan may be changed from time to time in the sole discretion of GC. (b) GC shall cover Executive at GC's expense for workers' compensation and disability insurance as required by law. (c) Subject to the terms and conditions of the GC 401(k) Plan and applicable law, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any 401(k) savings plan adopted by GC. 6. Vacation. --------

(a) Executive shall be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per year, to be taken in such period and at such time as requirements of GC's business permit. Executive shall not accrue more than four weeks paid vacation. (b) On termination of Executive's employment for whatever reason, Executive shall be entitled to accrued vacation pay through the date of termination. -3-

7.

Expense Reimbursements. ----------------------

Executive shall be reimbursed for business expenses incurred by Executive on behalf of GC, including but not limited to, travel and entertainment expenses. 8. Business Travel. ---------------

Limousine service shall be available for all business travel. 9. Termination/Resignation. -----------------------

Subject to the provisions below, Executive may be terminated by GC at any time for cause by a vote of the majority of the GC Board of Directors, or at any time without cause by a vote of the majority plus one of the GC Board of Directors. Executive may resign from employment at any time. Termination For Cause. Actions or omissions which will entitle --------------------GC to terminate Executive for cause shall be limited to the following: (i) (ii) conviction of a felony; or material breach of the Proprietary Information Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by ---------reference; or (a)

(iii) Executive is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement by reason of a final, non-appealable determination by a court or arbitration board. For a period within 60 days after the occurrence of a termination for cause event ("Termination For Cause Event") pursuant to subparagraph 9(a), the GC Board shall deliver a written notice to Executive detailing the specific Termination For Cause Event. If the GC Board reasonably determines that the Termination For Cause Event is not curable, then the Board shall have the right to deliver immediate notice of termination. If the GC Board reasonably determines that the Termination For Cause Event is curable, then it shall provide Executive with a period of 60 days to cure. In the event that Executive does not cure the Termination For Cause Event within 60 days after receipt of such notice, then the GC Board shall have 10 days to deliver notice of termination to the Executive. Upon notice by GC to Executive that it is terminating Executive for cause, the Termination Date shall be the date on which such notice is received by Executive pursuant to Paragraph 11(a), or any later date specified in the notice of termination to Executive. If such termination is pursuant to subparagraph 9(a)(i) or 9(a)(iii), then -4-

Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder (except such Base Salary and Guaranteed Minimum Bonus relating to Executive's services prior to the Termination Date). If such termination is pursuant to subparagraph 9(a)(ii), then Executive shall be entitled to any remaining compensation and payments hereunder (including the continued vesting of the Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options and the GC Stock Options) except to the extent of any damages to GC caused by such breach as determined by a final settlement of the parties or a final judgment or determination in any judicial or administrative proceeding that is no longer appealable. Nothing contained in this Paragraph shall limit the remedies available to GC at law or as otherwise provided in the Proprietary Information Agreement. Termination Due to Death or Disability. During the Term, in the -------------------------------------event that Executive's employment is terminated due to death of Executive or in the event that GC terminates Executive's employment due to illness or disability which has rendered him unable to perform on a full-time basis the duties of his employment for a period of more than four months during any twelve-month period, then all of Executive's Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options and GC Stock Options shall immediately become vested and exercisable. Executive shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation or payments hereunder (except such Base Salary and Guaranteed Minimum Bonus relating to Executive's services prior to the Termination Date). Termination Other Than For Cause. Executive may be terminated by -------------------------------GC at any time and for any (or no) reason, upon the giving of notice by GC to Executive of termination for other than cause, death or disability. In such event, GC may, in the notice of termination, discharge Executive immediately or as of such future date, not to exceed one month, as GC may determine to be appropriate. In the event that Executive is terminated pursuant to this subsection, all Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options and GC Stock Options shall become immediately vested and exercisable and Executive shall receive his Base Salary and Guaranteed Minimum Bonus, less such deductions as may be required by law, for the remainder of the Term. Resignation. Events which shall entitle Executive to resign for ----------cause ("For Cause Event") shall include the following: (i) (ii) Executive is not elected or retained as Chairman, CEO and director of GC; or there is a significant change in the nature or scope of Executive's authority, powers, functions, duties or responsibilities; or there is a substantial and continued reduction in support service, staff, secretarial assistance or office space to a level at which Executive is unable to perform his duties; or -5(d) (c) (b)

(iii)

(iv)

GC or Global Crossing Ltd. shall fail to grant the stock options required under this Agreement or GC shall fail to make any payments due under this Agreement; or (v) occur; or (vi) Any material breach of this Agreement by GC. Failure on the part of GC or Global Crossing Ltd. to satisfy the requirements of Paragraph 2 hereof shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement by GC. A Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) shall

For a period of 60 days after the occurrence of a For Cause Event, Executive shall have the right to deliver a notice of breach to GC detailing the specific For Cause Event that has occurred. In the event that GC does not cure the breach within 60 days after receipt of notice, then Executive shall have 10 days to deliver notice of resignation. Upon such resignation, all Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Options and GC Stock Options shall become immediately vested and exercisable and Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary and Guaranteed Minimum Bonus, less such deductions as may be required by law, for the remainder of the Term. 10. Confidentiality and Proprietary Information. -------------------------------------------

Executive shall comply in all respects with the terms and conditions of the Proprietary Information Agreement. 11. (a) Miscellaneous. -------------

Notices. Any notice or other communications provided for in this ------Agreement shall be in writing and deemed received upon receipt after delivery by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand as follows: in the case of GC, to the CEO of Global Crossing Ltd. at 360 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210 or such other address at which the office of the CEO of Global Crossing Ltd. may be located in the case of Executive, Suite 420, 235 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104. Waiver. No waiver or modification in whole or in part of this -----Agreement, or any term or condition hereof, shall be effective against any party unless in writing and duly signed by the party sought to be bound. Any waiver or any breach of any provision hereof, or of any right or power by any party on one or more occasions shall not be construed as a waiver of, or a bar to, the exercise of such right or power on any other occasion or as a waiver of any subsequent breach. -6(b)

(c)

Severability. Each provision of this Agreement shall be -----------interpreted so as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision of the remaining provisions of this Agreement. Binding Effect; Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the -------------------------benefit of and shall be binding upon GC and its successors and assigns and Executive and his heirs. Executive may not assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of this Agreement, or any of his other rights hereunder, without prior written consent of GC, and any such attempted assignment, transfer or other disposition without such consent shall be null and void. GC shall be entitled to assign this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Executive, in connection with the merger or consolidation of GC with another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets and business of GC to another corporation or entity. The surviving or acquiring entity, or the purchaser of all or substantially all of the assets and business of GC, shall assume all of the obligations of GC hereunder and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire ---------------agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all other agreements and understandings, written or oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Controlling Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and --------------construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California. Executive Not Otherwise Bound. Executive represents and ----------------------------warrants to GC that he is not bound by any agreement or understanding, contractual, or otherwise (including but not limited to restrictions implied in law), that would disallow or conflict in any way with Executive fulfilling his obligations as expressed in this Agreement, or his entering into the employment relationship contemplated in the Agreement. Post-Termination Obligation. After the termination or --------------------------resignation of Executive, Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, expressly or impliedly, at any time during a period of two years following such termination or resignation, solicit in any manner whatsoever the employment or engagement of, either for his own account or for any other person or entity, any person who is employed by GC or an affiliated company. Binding Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or relating ------------------to this Agreement or the breach hereof shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association (with the exception that there will be a panel of three arbitrators rather than a single arbitrator) and judgement upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having -7(i) (h) (g) (f) (e) (d)

jurisdiction thereof. The costs of any such arbitration proceedings shall be borne equally by GC and Executive. Neither party shall be entitled to recover attorney's fee or costs expended in the course of such arbitration or enforcement of the awarded rendered thereunder. The location for the arbitration shall be San Francisco, California. Excise Tax. In the event that any amounts you receive or are ---------deemed to receive in connection with a Change in Control or a termination or resignation pursuant to subparagraph 9(b)(c) or (d) hereof (whether in respect of stock options, severance or otherwise) would give rise to any excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company shall make payment to Executive of such amounts as are necessary for Executive to be wholly protected from the costs of any such excise tax (and any attendant income taxes, penalties and/or interest charges). Attorney Fees. GC shall reimburse Executive for reasonable ------------attorney fees and costs, not to exceed $30,000, associated with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and any related agreements. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GC and Executive have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. GLOBALCENTER INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Gary Winnick -------------------------Name: Gary Winnick -------------------------Title: Chairman AGREED AND ACCEPTED: /s/ Leo J. Hindery, Jr. ------------------------Leo J. Hindery, Jr. DATE: December 5, 1999 --------------------------8DATE: December 5, 1999 -------------------------(k) (j)

EXHIBIT 10.34 CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT This Agreement, dated __________________________, 2000, is made by and between Global Crossing Ltd., a Bermuda Corporation (as hereinafter defined, the "Corporation"), and _____________ __________ (the "Executive"). WHEREAS, the Board (as hereinafter defined) recognizes that the possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) of the Corporation exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty it may cause, may result in the departure or distraction of key management employees of the Corporation; and WHEREAS, the Executive is a key management employee of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary; and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Corporation should encourage the continued employment of the Executive by the Corporation or a Subsidiary and the continued dedication of the Executive to his assigned duties without distraction as a result of the circumstances arising from the possibility of a Change in Control; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Corporation and the Executive hereby agree as follows: Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, the following ------------terms shall have the meanings indicated below: (A) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as constituted from time to time. (B) "Cause" for termination by the Corporation of the Executive's employment shall mean (i) the willful failure by the Executive substantially to perform the Executive's duties with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, other than any failure resulting from the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive in accordance with paragraph (A) of Section 6, that continues for at least 30 days after the Board delivers to the Executive a written demand for performance that identifies specifically and in detail the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive willfully has failed substantially to perform the Executive's duties, (ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Corporation or any Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise or (iii) an act or acts on Executive's part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. (C) A "Change in Control" shall mean, if subsequent to the date of this Agreement: 1.

2 (i) any Person (other than a Person holding securities representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's outstanding securities as of July 1, 1998, the Corporation, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any of the Corporation's employee benefit plans, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation's shareholders in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Corporation) becomes the Beneficial Owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of the securities of the Corporation representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of then outstanding securities of the Corporation (the "Voting Securities"), provided that for purposes of this Section 1(C)(i), the Voting Securities acquired directly from the Corporation by any Person shall be excluded from the determination of such Person's Beneficial Ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of Voting Securities then outstanding), (ii) during any period of twenty-four months (not including any period prior to July 1, 1998), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than (A) a director nominated by a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Corporation to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of this definition, (B) a director nominated by a Person (including the Corporation) who publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions (including, but not limited to, an actual or threatened proxy contest) which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control or (C) a director nominated by any Person who is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of the securities of the Corporation representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the securities of the Corporation) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation's shareholders was approved in advance by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, (iii) the consummation of any transaction or series of transactions under which the Corporation is merged or consolidated with any other company, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Corporation's shareholders immediately prior thereto continuing to own (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 65% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation in the same proportion such shareholders held

3 the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, or (iv) the Corporation's complete liquidation or the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets, other than the Corporation's liquidation into a wholly--owned subsidiary. (D) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. (E) "Corporation" shall mean Global Crossing, Ltd. and any successor to its business or assets, by operation of law or otherwise. (F) "Date of Termination" shall have the meaning stated in paragraph (B) of Section 6 hereof. (G) "Disability" shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Corporation of the Executive's employment, if the Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which constitutes a permanent and total disability, as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code (or any successor section thereto). (H) "Executive" shall mean the individual named in the first paragraph of this Agreement. (I) "Good Reason" for termination by the Executive of the Executive's employment shall mean the occurrence, without the Executive's express written consent, of any of the following: (i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the Executive's status as a key management employee of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Executive's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction in the Executive's annual base salary, target annual bonus, or long-term incentive opportunity to any amount less than the Executive's annual base salary, target bonus, or longterm incentive opportunity, respectively, as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. For this purpose, long-term incentive opportunities shall be measured as of the date of grant using a methodology consistent with prior long-term incentive grant practices.

4 (iii) the relocation of the Executive's principal place of employment to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such principal place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control, except for required business travel to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive's business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; (iv) the failure to pay the Executive any portion of the Executive's current compensation, or to pay or reimburse the Executive for any expenses incurred by him for required business travel and documented in accordance with reasonable Corporation policy; (v) the failure by the Corporation to continue to provide the Executive with benefits as favorable in the aggregate and in all material respects as those enjoyed by the Executive under the Corporation's retirement, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, or other employee benefit plans in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Corporation to provide the Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which the Executive was entitled in accordance with the Corporation's normal vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (vi) any purported termination by the Corporation of the Executive's employment that is not effected in accordance with a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of paragraph (A) of Section 6 hereof. (J) "Notice of Termination" shall have the meaning stated in paragraph (A) of Section 6 hereof. (K) "Payment Trigger" shall mean the occurrence of both of (i) a Change in Control during the term of this Agreement and (ii) at any time on or after such Change in Control, but before the end of the Protected Period, the termination of the Executive's employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary for any reason other than (A) by the Executive without Good Reason, (B) by the Corporation (or a Subsidiary) as a result of the Disability of the Executive or with Cause or (C) as a result of the death of the Executive; provided, however, that if the Executive's employment is terminated prior to a Change in Control at the request of a Person engaged in a transaction or series of transactions that would result in a Change in Control, such termination shall be deemed to occur during the Protected Period. Any transfer of the Executive's employment from the Corporation to a Subsidiary, from a Subsidiary to the Corporation, or from one Subsidiary to another Subsidiary shall not by itself constitute a termination of the Executive's employment for purposes of this Agreement. (L) "Person" shall have the meaning used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

5 (M) "Protected Period" shall mean the 24-month period immediately following the month in which a Change in Control occurs. (N) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation or other entity or enterprise, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others serving similar functions with respect to such corporation or other entity or enterprise is owned by the Corporation, directly or indirectly. Term of Agreement. This Agreement will become effective on the ----------------date hereof and shall continue in effect through December 31, 2001 (the "Initial Term"). The Initial Term of this Agreement automatically shall be extended for one (1) additional year at the end of the Initial Term, and then again after each successive one (1) year period thereafter (each such one (1) year period following the Initial Term a "Successive Period"). However, either party may terminate this Agreement at the end of the Initial Term, or at the end of any Successive Period thereafter, by giving the other party written notice of intent not to renew, delivered at least one (1) year prior to the end of such Initial Term or Successive Period. If such notice is properly delivered by either party, this Agreement, along with all corresponding rights, duties, and covenants shall automatically expire at the end of the Initial Term or Successive Period then in progress. In the event that a Change in Control of the Corporation occurs (as such term is herein defined) during the Initial Term or any Successive Period, upon the effective date of such Change in Control, the term of this Agreement shall automatically and irrevocably be renewed for a period of twenty-four (24) full calendar months from the effective date of such Change in Control. This Agreement shall thereafter automatically terminate following the twenty-four (24) month Change-in-Control renewal period. Further, this Agreement shall be assigned to, and shall be assumed by the purchaser in such Change in Control, as further provided in Section 9 herein. 3. General Provisions. -----------------2.

(A) The Corporation hereby represents and warrants to the Executive as follows: The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Corporation of the actions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Corporation. This Agreement is a legal, valid and legally binding obligation of the Corporation enforceable in accordance with its terms. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation by the Corporation of the actions contemplated hereby (i) will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bye-laws (or other charter documents) of the Corporation, (ii) will violate or be in conflict with any applicable law or any judgment, decree, injunction or order of any court or governmental agency or authority, or (iii) will violate or conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under or will result in the termination of, accelerate the performance

6 required by, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the assets or properties of the Corporation under, any term or provision of the certificate of incorporation or bye-laws (or other charter documents) of the Corporation or of any contract, commitment, understanding, arrangement, agreement or restriction of any kind or character to which the Corporation is a party or by which the Corporation or any of its properties or assets may be bound or affected. (B) No amount or benefit shall be payable under this Agreement unless there shall have occurred a Payment Trigger during the term of this Agreement. In no event shall payments in accordance with this Agreement be made in respect of more than one Payment Trigger. (C) This Agreement shall not be constructed as creating an express or implied contract of employment and, except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Executive and the Corporation, the Executive shall not have any right to be retained in the employ of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence or any other provision of this Agreement, no purported termination of the Executive's employment that is not effected in accordance with a Notice of Termination satisfying paragraph (A) of Section 6 shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement. The Executive's right, following the occurrence of a Change in Control, to terminate his employment under this Agreement for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Executive's Disability or incapacity. The Executive's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason under this Agreement. 4. Payments Due Upon a Payment Trigger. -----------------------------------

(A) The Corporation shall pay to the Executive the payments described in this Section 4 upon the occurrence of a Payment Trigger during the term of this Agreement. (B) Upon the occurrence of a Payment Trigger during the term of this Agreement, the Corporation shall pay to the Executive a lump sum payment, in cash, equal to the product of: (i) (ii) three multiplied by the sum of -(a) the higher of the Executive's (1) annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control or (2) the Executive's annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Payment Trigger, plus (b) the higher of (1) the Executive's target annual bonus for the fiscal year (or other measuring period) prior to the fiscal

7 year (or other measuring period) in which the Change in Control occurs or (2) the Executive's target annual bonus for the fiscal year (or other measuring period) in which the Payment Trigger occurs. The amount determined under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (B) shall be reduced by any cash severance benefit otherwise paid to the Executive under any applicable severance plan or other severance arrangement. For purposes of this paragraph (B), amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to an annual bonus plan for the fiscal year or other measuring period described in (1) or (2) above, as applicable (the "applicable year/period"), shall not include amounts attributable to a fiscal year or other measuring period that commenced prior to the applicable year/period and that become payable during the applicable year/period. (C) Notwithstanding any provision of any incentive compensation plan, including, without limitation, any provision of any incentive compensation plan conditioning the receipt of any payment upon continued employment after the completed fiscal year or other measuring period, the Corporation shall pay to the Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the amount of any incentive compensation that has been allocated or awarded to the Executive for a completed fiscal year or other measuring period, preceding the occurrence of a Payment Trigger under any incentive compensation plan but has not yet been paid to the Executive. (D) For the fiscal year or other measuring period during which the Payment Trigger occurs, the Executive shall be entitled to a pro rata bonus equal to the number of calendar days elapsed during the fiscal year or other measuring period prior to the Date of Termination divided by the total days in the fiscal year or measuring period, as the case may be, and multiplied by the target bonus payable for such period. (E) The payments provided for in paragraphs (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 4 shall be made not later than the fifth day following the occurrence of a Payment Trigger, unless the amounts of such payments cannot be finally determined on or before that day, in which case, the Corporation shall pay to the Executive on that day an estimate, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Corporation, of the minimum amount of the payments to which the Executive is clearly entitled and shall pay the remainder of the payments (together with interest at the rate provided in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as the amount thereof can be determined but in no event later than the thirtieth day after the occurrence of a Payment Trigger. In the event the amount of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been due, the excess shall constitute a loan by the Corporation to the Executive, payable on the fifth business day after demand by the Corporation (together with interest at the rate provided in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code). At the time that payments are made under this Section 4, the Corporation shall provide the Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner in which the payments were calculated and the basis for the calculations including, without limitation, any opinions or other advice the Corporation has received from any outside counsel, auditors or consultants (and any opinions or advice that are in writing shall be attached to the statement).

8 (F) (i) In addition to the payments provided for above in this Section 4, the Corporation shall provide or arrange to provide, at the same cost to the Executive, and at the same coverage level as in effect as of the Date of Termination (subject to changes in coverage levels applicable to all employees who are similarly situated to the Executive prior to the Date of Termination), a continuation of the Executive's (and the Executive's eligible dependents') health and life insurance coverages for [thirty-six (36)] [twenty-four (24)] months from the Date of Termination. The applicable COBRA health insurance benefit continuation period shall commence at the beginning of this [thirty-six (36)] [twenty-four (24)] month benefit continuation period. (ii) The providing of these health and life insurance benefits by the Corporation shall be discontinued prior to the end of the [thirty-six (36)] [twenty-four (24)] month continuation period to the extent that the Executive becomes covered under the health and/or life insurance coverages of a subsequent employer; provided that such subsequent employer health insurance coverage does not contain any exclusion or limitation with respect to any preexisting condition of the Executive or the Executive's eligible dependents. For purposes of enforcing this offset provision, the Executive shall have a duty to promptly inform the Corporation in writing if the Executive becomes covered under the health and/or life insurance coverages of a subsequent employer. 5. Gross-Up Payments. -----------------

(A) In the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Corporation or other amount with respect to the Corporation to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 5 (a "Payment"), is (or will be) subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are (or will be) incurred by the Executive with respect to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code with respect to the Corporation (the excise tax, together with any interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional cash payment (a "GrossUp Payment") from the Corporation in an amount equal to the sum of the Excise Tax and an amount sufficient to pay the cumulative Excise Tax and all cumulative income taxes (including any interest and penalties imposed with respect to such taxes) relating to the Gross-Up Payment so that the net amount retained by the Executive is equal to all payments to which Executive is entitled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (excluding the Gross-Up Payment) or otherwise less income taxes (but not reduced by the Excise Tax or by income taxes attributable to the Gross-Up Payment). (B) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (C) of this Section 5, all determinations required to be made under this Section 5, including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at the determination, shall be made by a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm selected by the Corporation with the consent of the Executive, which should not unreasonably be withheld (the "Accounting Firm") which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Corporation and the Executive within 30 days after the receipt of notice

9 from the Executive that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Corporation. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Corporation. The Corporation, as determined in accordance with this Section 5, shall pay any Gross-Up Payment to the Executive within five days after the receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall so indicate to the Executive in writing. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Corporation and the Executive. As a result of uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments that the Corporation should have made will not have been made (an "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event the Corporation exhausts its remedies in accordance with paragraph (C) of this Section 5 and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of Underpayment that has occurred and the Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Corporation to or for the benefit of the Executive. (C) The Executive shall notify the Corporation in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require a Gross-Up Payment (that has not already been paid by the Corporation). The notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than ten business days after the Executive is informed in writing of the claim and shall apprise the Corporation of the nature of the claim and the date on which the claim is requested to be paid. The Executive shall not pay the claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which the Executive gives notice to the Corporation or any shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to the claim is due. If the Corporation notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of the 30-day period that it desires to contest the claim, the Executive shall: (i) give the Corporation any information reasonably requested by the Corporation relating to the claim; (ii) take any action in connection with contesting the claim as the Corporation shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to the claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Corporation; (iii) cooperate with the Corporation in good faith in order effectively to contest the claim; and (iv) permit the Corporation to participate in any proceedings relating to the claim. The Corporation shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with the contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of the representation and payment

10 of costs and expenses. Without limitation of the forgoing provisions of this Section 5, the Corporation shall control all proceedings taken in connection with the contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings, and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of the claim and may, at its sole option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute the contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Corporation shall determine. If the Corporation directs the Executive to pay the claim and sue for a refund, the Corporation shall advance the amount of the payment to the Executive, on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to the advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to the advance; and any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which the contested amount is claimed to be due shall be limited solely to the contested amount. The Corporation's control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. (D) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Corporation pursuant to paragraph (C) of this Section 5, the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to the claim, the Executive shall, subject to the Corporation's compliance with the requirements of paragraph (C) of this Section 5, promptly pay to the Corporation the amount of the refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Corporation pursuant to paragraph (C) of this Section 5, a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to the claim and the Corporation does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest the denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after the determination, then the advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of the advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid. 6. Termination Procedures. ----------------------

(A) During the term of this Agreement, any purported termination of the Executive's employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination from one party hereto to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 10 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, and, if applicable, the notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated. Further, a Notice of Termination for Cause shall include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board finding that, in the informed, reasonable, good faith judgment of the Board,

11 the Executive was guilty of conduct set forth in the definition of Cause in Section 1(B), and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (B) "Date of Termination" with respect to any purported termination of the Executive's employment during the term of the Agreement (other than by reason of death) shall mean (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated for Disability, 20 business days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive's duties during that 20 business day period) and (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which, in the case of a termination by the Corporation, shall not be less than ten business days except in the case of a termination for Cause, and, in the case of a termination by the Executive, shall not be less than ten business days nor more than 20 business days, respectively, after the date such notice of Termination is given. No Mitigation. The Executive shall not be required to seek other ------------employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Executive by the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement. Further, except as provided in Section 4(E), the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Corporation or a Subsidiary, or otherwise. 8. Disputes. -------7.

(A) If a dispute or controversy arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, the parties shall first attempt in good faith to settle the dispute or controversy by mediation under the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association before resorting to arbitration or litigation. Thereafter, any remaining unresolved dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall, upon a written notice from the Executive to the Corporation either before suit thereupon is filed or within 20 business days thereafter, be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association in a city located within the continental United States designated by the Executive. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction. The Executive shall, however, be entitled to seek specific performance of the Corporation's obligations hereunder during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. (B) Any legal action concerning this Agreement, other than a mediation or an arbitration described in paragraph (A) of this Section 8, whether instituted by the Corporation or the Executive, shall be brought and resolved only in a state court of competent jurisdiction located in the territory that encompasses the city, county, or parish in which the Executive's principal residence is located at the time such action is commenced. The Corporation hereby irrevocably consents and submits to and shall take any action necessary to subject itself to the personal jurisdiction of that court and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of the

12 action shall be instituted, heard, and determined in that court. The Corporation agrees that such court is a convenient forum, and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of the action shall be instituted, heard, and determined in that court, and hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of the action. Any final judgment in the action may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. (C) The Corporation shall pay all costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, of the Corporation and, at least monthly, the Executive in connection with any legal proceeding (including arbitration), whether or not instituted by the Corporation or the Executive, relating to the interpretation or enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, provided that if the Executive instituted the proceeding and the judge, arbitrator, or other individual presiding over the proceeding affirmatively finds that the Executive instituted the proceeding in bad faith, the Executive shall pay all costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, of Executive and the Corporation. The Corporation shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by Executive as a result of such proceeding, calculated at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2) (B) of the Code. 9. Successors: Binding Agreement. -----------------------------

(A) In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Corporation, the Corporation shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Corporation to obtain the assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Corporation in the same amount and on the same terms as the Executive would be entitled to hereunder if the Executive were to terminate his employment for Good Reason immediately after a Change in Control and during the term of this Agreement, except that, for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Payment Trigger occasioned by the foregoing deemed termination of employment for Good Reason immediately following a Change in Control. The provisions of this Section 9 shall continue to apply to each subsequent employer of Executive bound by this Agreement in the event of any merger, consolidation, or transfer of all or substantially all of the business or assets of that subsequent employer. (B) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's personal or legal representatives, executor, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees. If the Executive shall die while any amount would be payable to the Executive hereunder (other than amounts which, by their terms, terminate upon the death of the Executive) if the Executive had continued to live, the amount, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives, or administrators of the Executive's estate.

13 Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all ------other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addressed set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: To the Corporation: Global Crossing Ltd. Wessex House 45 Reid Street Hamilton HM12, Bermuda Attn: Resident Representative Copy to: Global Crossing Ltd. 360 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 Attn: General Counsel To the Executive: To the most recent address of Executive set forth in the personnel records of the Corporation. Miscellaneous . No provision of this Agreement may be modified, ------------waived, or discharged unless such waiver, modification, or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and an officer of the Corporation specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction, and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. All references to sections of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state, or local law and any additional withholding to which the Executive has agreed. 11. 10.

14 Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of -------this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several -----------counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 13. 12.

15 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the date set forth above. Attest: ________________________ Name: Title: Witness: _________________________ GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. By:____________________________ Name: Title: EXECUTIVE: _______________________________ Print Name:

Exhibit 10.36 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 3, 1999 BETWEEN GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND JOHN A. SCARPATI JOHN A. SCARPATI ("Executive") and Global Crossing Ltd. ("Company") hereby agree as follows: 1 . Term. The term of Executive's employment by Company under this ----Agreement (the "Term") shall commence on and as of December 3, 1999 for a threeyear term ending December 3, 2002, and continue thereafter for successive oneyear terms (the initial three-year term and each one-year term thereafter, collectively the "Term"), unless either Company or Executive gives notice to the other at least six (6) months in advance of the expiration of the current term that it wishes to terminate this Agreement, in which event this Agreement shall terminate as of the end of such term, unless earlier terminated as hereafter provided. Title and Duties. During the Term, Executive shall be employed by ---------------Company as Chief Administrative Officer ("CAO") world-wide reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") of the Company. Executive shall devote his full-time attention and energies to the business of the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not preclude Executive from engaging in charitable and community affairs, or participating as a director of a non competing business company, or managing his personal passive investments so long as such activities do not materially interfere with his obligations as CAO. Executive shall perform such duties, which shall not be inconsistent with his position as CAO of the Company, as are assigned to him from time to time by the CEO of the Company, and any other duties undertaken or accepted by Executive consistent with his position as CAO of the Company. The Executive shall have such officers of the Company report to him as Executive and the CEO shall agree from time to time. Salary; Additional Benefit. (a) Executive shall receive a salary of -------------------------$500,000 per annum during the first three (3) years of the Term, payable as set forth below. Executive's salary shall be reviewed at least annually and may be increased but not decreased during the Term. Salary payments shall be made in equal installments in accordance with Company's then prevailing payroll policy. (b) If Executive is still employed with the Company at the end of the initial three year Term (or, if earlier, upon termination of Executive's employment with the Company under Section 10 (a) (i) or Section 10 (a) (ii) or any other Non-Fault Termination), Executive shall be entitled to an $8 million cash payment from the Company or in the discretion of the Company, common stock which shall be immediately available for sale or transfer. If stock is utilized, the value for these purposes shall be determined based upon the closing price of the common stock 1 3. 2.

on the NASDAQ market on the date on which the payment becomes due. Annual Bonus. (a) For each year of the Term, Executive will be -----------eligible for an annual bonus which will be determined by the Board of Directors, but which shall not be less than $500,000 for the first full year of the Term. The bonus will be determined thereafter by the Board of Directors and Executive's target bonus shall be one hundred percent (100 %) of his salary. In determining the annual salary and bonus, the Board of Directors shall consider, among other things, Executive's performance in his capacity as CAO of the Company. It is the intent of this Agreement that Executive's total cash compensation (salary and bonus) shall be appropriate for a CAO and that annual increases in salary and bonus shall be made, in each event, assuming satisfactory performance. (b) Within 10 days from the date of commencement of Executive's employment with the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive a $2 Million signing bonus, payable in cash. In the event Executive voluntarily resigns or his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10 (a) (iii) or 10 (a) (iv) in the first year of Executive's employment, Executive shall promptly return to the Company a portion of such signing bonus equal to the sum of (i) one twelfth (1/12) of $1,000,000 for each full month of employment Executive does not complete during such twelve month period plus (ii) $1,000,000. In the event Executive's employment terminates prior to the completion by Executive of five years of employment with the Company (or earlier in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company), Executive shall promptly return to the Company a portion of such signing bonus equal to $1,000,000; provided that this -------obligation shall not apply if Executive's termination of employment constitutes a Non-Fault Termination or results from a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan referred to below). Stock Options. Executive shall be granted stock options (the "One ------------Million Options") to purchase an aggregate of One Million (1,000,000) shares of common stock of the Company. The One Million Options shall be granted in accordance with, and subject to the following: (a) The exercise price of the One Million Options shall be equal to $8.00 plus the closing price of the common stock of the Company on the effective date of the grant of the One Million Options by the Board of Directors of the Company (which is the date hereof). The One Million Options may be exercised at any time after vesting but prior to expiration. The One Million Options shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the 1998 Global Crossing Ltd. Stock Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A (as amended, the "Plan") and a Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, the form of which is attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit B. 5. 4.

(b)

(c) The One Million Options shall vest according to the following schedule: Tranche No. of Shares 2 Vesting

333,334 2 3 4

Immediately 222,223 222,223 222,220

December 3, 2000 December 3, 2001 December 3, 2002

The vesting schedule shall be accelerated in the event of a Non-Fault Termination (as defined in Section 12). (d) In the event there is a Change of Control at any time during the Term, then the acceleration of the vesting schedule of the One Million Options and the exercisibility of the One Million Options shall be governed by the Plan upon such Change of Control. The One Million Options shall expire on the earlier of ten years from the date of grant or the termination date set forth in the Stock Option Agreement after termination of Executive's employment with the Company. In the event the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another corporation by reason of merger, consolidation, other reorganization, reclassification, combination of shares, stock split-up or stock dividend, the One Million Options granted hereunder, the number of subject shares and the exercise price (and other terms herein relating thereto) shall be adjusted appropriately.

(e)

(f)

Additional Stock Options. Executive shall be considered for additional -----------------------stock option grants at least annually and any such additional grants shall be determined by the Board of Directors. In determining whether to award any additional stock option grants, the Board of Directors shall consider, among other things, Executive's performance in his capacity as CAO of the Company. 7. Benefits. --------benefits: (a) (b) (c) (d) Executive shall be entitled to receive the following

6.

Health care coverage equivalent to that provided to the Company's other executive officers. First Class airfare and limousine service to/from residence and/or office in connection with all company travel. Four (4) weeks paid vacation each year during the Term. accrued vacation shall be 4 weeks. The maximum

The Executive shall be treated in the same manner as, and shall be entitled to such benefits and other perquisites and terms and conditions of employment as are 3

generally provided to senior officers of the Company including an appropriate moving allowance, if applicable. The Company shall purchase a 2000 model of a recreational vehicle selected by the Executive. Reimbursement for Expenses. Executive shall be expected to incur -------------------------various business expenses customarily incurred by persons holding like position, including but not limited to traveling, entertainment and similar expenses, all of which are to be incurred by Executive in the belief that they will benefit the Company. Subject to Company's policy regarding the reimbursement and nonreimbursement of such expenses, Company shall reimburse Executive for such expenses from time to time, at Executive's request, and Executive shall account to Company for such expenses. 9. (a) Protection of Company's Interests. --------------------------------During the Term of Executive's employment by Company, Executive will not compete in any manner, directly or indirectly, whether as a principal, employee, consultant, agent, owner or otherwise, by Company or any affiliate thereof except that the foregoing will not prevent Executive from holding at any time less that 5% of the outstanding capital stock of any company (other than as part of a control group) whose stock is publicly traded. To the extent permitted by law, all rights worldwide with respect to any and all intellectual or other property of any nature produced, created or suggested by Executive during the Term of his employment or resulting from his service shall be deemed to be a work for hire and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company. Executive agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Company, at Company's request, such further documents as Company finds appropriate to evidence Company's rights in such property. Any confidential and/or proprietary information of Company or any affiliate thereof (including, without limitation, any information relating to the identities, capabilities, compensatory and contractual arrangements and/or general personnel data of employees of Company and its affiliates) shall not be used by Executive or disclosed or made available by Executive to any person except as required in the course of his employment by the Company, and upon expiration or earlier termination of the Term of this Agreement, Executive shall return to Company all such information that exists in written or other physical form (and all copies thereof under his control). Executive agrees to sign the Company's standard form of confidentiality agreement contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. 8.

(b)

10.

Termination. In addition to any right to terminate Executive's ----------employment with the Company under Section 1 above: (a) Company shall have the right to terminate Executive's employment with the Company under the following circumstances: 4

(i)

Upon death of Executive; (ii) Upon notice from the Company to Executive in the event of an illness or other disability which has totally and permanently incapacitated him from performing his duties as Executive on a substantially full-time basis as described in the Company's long term disability plan; (iii) For good cause immediately upon notice from Company. Termination by Company of Executive's employment for "Good Cause" as used in this Agreement shall mean actual fraud, or embezzlement, or intentional misconduct which has caused demonstrable and serious injury to the Company; or (iv) Conviction of a felony or crime of moral turpitude which has caused serious injury to the Company. (b) If Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a)(iii) or 10(a)(iv) above, Executive's rights and Company's obligations hereunder, and all unvested stock options granted in accordance with this Agreement which have not already vested shall forthwith terminate in their entirety, except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the expiration date of any Options which have already vested in accordance with this Agreement shall be ninety (90) days after the date of termination pursuant to Section 10(a). If Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to this Section 10, no Termination Payment (as defined in Section 12) shall be payable (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall have the right to terminate Executive's employment for any other reason, subject to Executive's rights under Section 12).

(c)

Termination By Executive. Prior to the expiration of the Term, -----------------------Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment under this Agreement upon 30 days notice to Company given within 60 days following the occurrence of any of the following events, provided that Company shall have 20 days after the date such notice has been given to Company in which to cure the conduct or cause specified in such notice: (a) (b) Executive is not elected or retained in accordance with Section 2 as CAO (reporting to Company's CEO); There is a significant Executive's authority, which are inconsistent or responsibilities of change in the nature or scope of the powers, functions, duties or responsibilities with the authority, powers, functions, duties a CAO;

11.

(c)

Company shall fail to issue stock pursuant to the One Million Options provided 5

for herein in accordance with the terms hereof or shall reduce his salary, or the Company shall fail to make any grant of options or compensation payment required hereunder; (d) (e) A Change of Control shall occur; and Any material breach of this Agreement by the Company including naming the Executive's principal office outside of the New York/ New Jersey/ Connecticut tri-state area.

Termination Payment. If a Non-Fault Termination (as defined below) of ------------------Executive's employment with Company shall occur other than by means of the death or disability of Executive, Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to the sum of one times the sum of Executive's then annual base salary and bonus (provided, however, that in no event shall the annual bonus for this purpose be less than $500,000) ("Termination Payment"). The Termination Payment shall be made to Executive not later than 30 days after the date of such Non-Fault Termination. "Non-Fault Termination" shall mean Executive's employment with Company shall be terminated (i) by the Company without cause, (ii) by reason of death or total and permanent disability pursuant to Section 10(a)(i) or (ii) hereof, or (iii) Executive shall validly terminate his employment pursuant to Section 11 hereof. A voluntary termination of employment by Executive (unless validly made pursuant to Section 11) shall not be a NonFault Termination. Except for Executive's rights under Sections 3 (b) and 5 (c), which shall remain in full force and effect after any Non-Fault Termination of this Agreement, and for the acceleration of the vesting of the One Million Options, the Termination Payment described Section 12 shall be Executive's sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement in the event of a Non-Fault Termination. Assignment. Company may assign this Agreement or all or any part of ---------its rights hereunder to any entity that succeeds to all or substantially all of Company's assets or that holds, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the capital stock of the Company or that is otherwise a successor in interest to Company generally, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, such assignee or successor in interest. This Agreement is personal to Executive and Executive may not, without the express written permission of Company, assign or pledge any rights or obligations hereunder to any person, firm, corporation or other entity. No Conflict With Prior Agreements. Executive represents and warrants --------------------------------to Company that, to the best of his personal knowledge and belief, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, his commencement of employment hereunder nor the performance of his duties hereunder conflicts with any contractual commitment on his part to any third party or violates or interferes with any rights of any third party. Key Man Insurance. Company shall have the right to secure, in its own ----------------name or otherwise, and at its own expense, life, disability, accident or other insurance covering Executive 6 15. 14. 13.

12.

and Executive shall have no right, title or interest in or to such insurance. Executive shall assist Company in procuring such insurance by submitting to reasonable examinations and signing such applications and other instruments as may be required by the insurance carriers to which application is made for any such insurance. 16. Post-Termination Obligation. After the expiration or earlier --------------------------termination of the Executive's employment hereunder for any reason whatsoever, Executive shall not either alone or jointly, with or on behalf of others, either directly or indirectly, expressly or impliedly, whether as principal, partner, agent, shareholder, director, employee, consultant or otherwise, at any time during a period of two years following such expiration or termination, solicit in any manner whatsoever the employment or engagement of, either for his own account or for any other person, firm, company or other entity, any person who is employed by Company or any affiliated entity, whether or not such person would commit any breach of his contract of employment by reason of his leaving the service of Company or any affiliated entity. 17. Reimbursement of Legal Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse -------------------------------Executive for his reasonable out-of-pocket legal expenses and costs incurred in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. 18. Entire Agreement, Amendment, Waiver, Etc. ---------------------------------------(a) This Agreement supersedes all prior and/or contemporaneous agreements and/or statements, whether written or oral, concerning the terms of Executive's employment, and no amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be binding unless set forth in writing signed by Company and Executive. No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any provision or condition of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party effecting the waiver, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time. All payments required to be made to Executive hereunder, whether during the term of his employment hereunder or otherwise, shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local tax withholding laws. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. In the event of any controversy or claim by either party hereunder, the prevailing party in any final and legally binding adjudication (as to which all periods for the filing of any appeal have expired) with respect to such controversy or claim shall be entitled to reimbursement from the losing party for reasonable attorney's fees and costs and for all other reasonable expenses of such adjudication.

(b)

(c)

Notices. All notices that either party is required or may desire to ------give the other shall be in writing and shall be effective (i) upon personal delivery or (ii) three business days after 7

19.

deposit of the same with the United States Postal Service for delivery by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the party to be given notice as follows: To Company: Global Crossing Ltd. 360 N. Crescent Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 Attn: General Counsel To Executive: John A. Scarpati 26 Jefferson Court Freehold, NJ 07728 Either party may by written notice designate a different address for giving notices. The date of mailing of any such notices shall be deemed to be the date on which such notice is given. Arbitration. Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be ----------determined by arbitration in Los Angeles, California, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect and judgement upon any award pursuant to such arbitration may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction thereof, provided each of the parties to this Agreement will appoint one person as an arbitrator to hear and determine the dispute, and if they are unable to agree, then the two arbitrators so chosen will select a third impartial arbitrator whose decision will be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. Subject to Section 18(c), the expenses of the arbitration proceedings concluded pursuant to this paragraph will be borne by the parties in such proportions as the arbitrators decide. Certain Additional Payments by the Company. Anything in this -----------------------------------------Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment, award, benefit or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code or any corresponding provisions of state or local tax laws as a result of payment upon a change of control, or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes) imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the payments. Headings. The headings set forth herein are included solely for the -------purpose of identification and shall not be used for the purpose of construing the meaning of the provisions of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 8 22. 21. 20.

GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. /s/ John Comparin -------------------------Name: John Comparin Title: Senior Vice President, Human Resources 9 /s/ John A. Scarpati ----------------------------John A. Scarpati

EXHIBIT 12.1 GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS (in thousands) (unaudited) Historical --------------------------------------------For the Period March 19, 1997 Year Ended Year Ended (Date of Inception) December 31, December 31, to December 31, 1999 1998 1997 ------------ ------------ ------------------FIXED CHARGES: Interest on debt and capitalized leases and amortization of deferred finance fees................... Interest element of rentals..... Interest capitalized............ TOTAL......................... PREFERRED DIVIDENDS: Amount.......................... Gross up to pretax based on 42.22% effective tax rate (except for 1997 information)................... EARNINGS: Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and extraordinary item........................... Add back: Provision for income taxes.... Equity in loss of affiliates.. Capitalized interest included in cost of capacity sold..... Fixed charges less interest capitalized.................. TOTAL....................... RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES......................... EXCESS OF FIXED CHARGES OVER EARNINGS........................ RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS....................... EXCESS FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS OVER EARNINGS........................ $(49,607) $(95,371) $(12,850)

$139,077 24,502 78,059 -------$241,638 ======== $ 66,642 ========

$ 42,880 202 49,933 -------$ 93,015 ======== $ 12,681 ========

-2 --------$ 2 ======== $ 12,690 ========

$115,337 ========

$ 21,947 ========

$ 12,690 ========

$(10,535) 126,539 (15,708) 43,493 163,579 -------$307,368 ======== 1.27x

$(68,194) 33,067 2,508 9,128 43,082 -------$ 19,591 ========

(160) ----

2 -------$ (158) ========

$(73,424)

(160)

EXHIBIT 21.1 Global Crossing Ltd. Subsidiaries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------ALC Communications Corporation (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ameritel Management, Inc. (British Columbia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Asia Global Crossing Asia Pacific Commercial Ltd. (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Asia Global Crossing Asia Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Asia Global Crossing Development Company (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Asia Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. (93%) (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Asia Global Crossing Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Asia Global Crossing Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Atlantic Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Atlantic Crossing Holdings U.K. Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Atlantic Crossing Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Budget Call Long Distance, Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Business Telemanagement, Inc. (US) - California -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Carmathen Ltd. (British Virgin Islands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------DePue Communications, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fairmount Cellular, Inc. (US) - Georgia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontel Communications Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Cable of Indiana, Inc. (US) - Indiana -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Cable of Mississippi, Inc. (US) - Mississippi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Cable of Wisconsin, Inc. (US) - Wisconsin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Cellular of Alabama, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------(US) - Alabama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of the South, Inc. (US) - Alabama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Alabama, Inc. (US) - Alabama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of AuSable Valley, Inc. (US) - New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Breezewood, Inc. (US) - Pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Canton, Inc. (US) - Pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of DePue, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Fairmount, Inc. (US) - Georgia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Georgia, Inc. (US) - Georgia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Illinois, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Indiana, Inc. (US) - Indiana -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Iowa, Inc. (US) - Iowa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Lakeside, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Lakewood, Inc. (US) - Pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Lamar County, Inc. (US) - Alabama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Michigan, Inc. (US) - Michigan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications-Midland, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Minnesota Inc. (US) - Minnesota -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Mississippi, Inc. (US) - Mississippi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Mondovi Inc. (US) - Wisconsin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Mt. Pulaski, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of New York, Inc. (US) - New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Orion, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------(US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Oswayo River, Inc. (US) - Pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Pennsylvania, Inc. (US) - Pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications-Prairie, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Rochester, Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications-Schuyler, Inc. (US) - Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Seneca-Gorham Inc. (US) - New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications-St. Croix, Inc. (US) - Wisconsin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Sylvan Lake, Inc. (US) - New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Thorntown (US) - Indiana -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Viroqua Inc. (US) - Wisconsin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Communications of Wisconsin, Inc. (US) - Wisconsin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Corporation (US) - New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Information Technologies Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier InfoServices, Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Long Distance of America, Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Subsidiary Telco Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. (US) - New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Galla Town Ltd. (British Virgin Islands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Dev. Co., Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pacific Landing Corp. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Belgie B.V.B.A. (Belgium) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Danmark ApS (Denmark) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Deutschland GmbH (Germany) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Espana S.L. (Spain) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing France S.A.R.L. (France) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Italia S.R.L. (Italy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Luxembourg I S.A.R.L. (Luxembourg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Luxembourg II, S.R.L. (Luxembourg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Nederland B.V. (Netherlands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Norge AS (Sweden) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Osterreich GmbH (Austria) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Sverige A.b. (Sweden) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing Switzerland GmbH (Switzerland) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC Pan European Crossing UK Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC SAC Argentina S.R.L. (Argentina) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC St. Croix Co. (Virgin Islands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GC UK Holding Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GCT Pacific Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------General Offshore (UK) Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------General Offshore Specialised Services Ltd. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Georgia Merger Sub Corporation (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Access Ltd. (49%) (Japan) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing (BidCo) Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing (HoldCo) Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Advanced Card Services, Inc. (US) - Iowa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Bandwidth, Inc. (US) - California -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Billing, Inc. (US) - Michigan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Conferencing-Canada, Ltd. (Canada) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Conferencing Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Development Co. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Employee Services Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Europe Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Holdings II Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Holdings U.K. Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Holdings USA Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Intellectual Property Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Intermediate UK Holdings Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing International, Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Ireland Ltd. (Ireland) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Landing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Landing Mexicana S. De R.L. de C.V. (Mexico) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Local Services, Inc. (US) - Michigan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Management Services (US) - Delaware --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Marketing (UK) Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Mexicana S. De R.L. de C.V. (Mexico) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Network Center (UK) Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Network Center Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing North American Networks, Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Services Europe Limited (Ireland) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Services Ireland, Ltd. (Ireland) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Servicios S. De R.L. de C.V. (Mexico) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. (US) - Michigan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Telecommunications-Canada, Ltd. (Canada) - Ontario -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Telemanagement VA, LLC (GC Telemanagement Inc. & Frontier Communications-Sylvan members) (US) - Virginia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Telemanagement, Inc. (US) - Wisconsin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing USA Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Ventures, Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing Videoconferencing, Inc. (US) - Colorado -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Submarine Cable Pte Limited (Singapore) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems (Bermuda) Ltd. (UK) (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems (Depots) Limited (Canada) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems (Guernsey) Limited (Guernsey) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems (Investments) Limited (UK) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Telesystems GmbH (Germany) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GlobalCenter Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GlobalCenter Japan KK (Japan) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GlobalCenter Pty. Ltd. (Australia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GlobalCenter UK Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GT Landing Corp. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GT Landing II Corp. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GT Netherlands B.V. (Netherlands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------GT U.K. Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Harmstrof Submarine Systems Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------HCL Holdings Ltd. (50%) (British Virgin Islands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------HCL Partnership Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hutchison Communications Ltd. (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hutchison Global Net Limited (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hutchison Multimedia Services Ltd. (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------International Cableship Pte Limited (30%) (Singapore J.V.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------ION LLC (50%) (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------ION Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------MAC Landing Corp. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mid-Atlantic Crossing Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mid-Atlantic Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mid-Atlantic Crossing Holdings UK Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation (25%) (Japan J.V.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------O.T. Cellular Telephone Company (US) - Illinois --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oppenheim Ltd. (British Virgin Islands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------PAC Landing Corp. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------PAC Panama Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pacific Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pacific Crossing Ltd. (Bermuda) (57%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pacific Crossing UK Ltd (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pan American Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pan American Crossing Landing B.V. (Netherlands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pan American Crossing Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pan American Crossing UK Ltd. (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------PC Landing Corp. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------PCL Japan Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pennstock Ltd. (British Virgin Islands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------PT Macaser Indonesia (55%) (Indonesia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Racal Corp. Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing (UK) Internet Services Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing (UK) Telecommunications Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Crossing (UK) Telecommunications Networks Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Brasil Backhaul Holdings Ltda. (Brazil) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Brasil Backhaul Ltda. (Brazil) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Brasil Holding Ltda. (Brazil) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Brasil Ltda. (Brazil) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Brazil (Backhaul) Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Brazil Landing Holding Ltda. (Brazil) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Brazil Landing Ltda. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Brazil) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Chile S.A. (Chile) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Columbia Backhaul Limitada (Columbia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Columbia Limitada (Columbia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Landing Corp. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Panama Landing Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Panama S.A. (Panama) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Peru Backhaul S.R.L. (Peru) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAC Peru S.R.L. (Peru) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Schuyler Cellular, Inc. (US) Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sembawang Cable Depot (40%) Pte Ltd. (Singapore) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------South American Crossing (Backhaul) Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------South American Crossing (Subsea) Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------South American Crossing Holdings (Backhaul) Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------South American Crossing Holdings (Subsea) (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------South American Crossing Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------South American Crossing Ltd. (Bermuda) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Timbo Star Investment Ltd. (Hong Kong) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------US Crossing, Inc. (US) - Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vibro Einspultechnik Duker - und Wasserbrau GmbH (Germany) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems Pension Fund Trustee Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Global Marine Systems (Investments) Limited (UK) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Marine Investment Limited (UK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Marine Southampton Limited (UK) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8, File Nos. 333-68825 and 333-86693. Arthur Andersen /s/ Arthur Andersen Hamilton, Bermuda March 15, 2000

<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> <FISCAL-YEAR-END> <PERIOD-START> <PERIOD-END> <CASH> <SECURITIES> <RECEIVABLES> <ALLOWANCES> <INVENTORY> <CURRENT-ASSETS> <PP <DEPRECIATION> <TOTAL-ASSETS> <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> <BONDS> <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> <PREFERRED> <COMMON> <OTHER-SE> <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> <SALES> <TOTAL-REVENUES> <CGS> <TOTAL-COSTS> <OTHER-EXPENSES> <LOSS-PROVISION> <INTEREST-EXPENSE> <INCOME-PRETAX> <INCOME-TAX> <INCOME-CONTINUING> <DISCONTINUED> <EXTRAORDINARY> <CHANGES> <NET-INCOME> <EPS-BASIC> <EPS-DILUTED> 12-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 DEC-31-1999 1,864,911 0 1,114,135 (95,110) 0 2,946,533 6,150,927 (252,495) 19,705,580 1,852,593 5,024,040 485,947 1,598,750 7,992 9,210,523 19,705,580 657,660 1,664,824 406,208 850,483 821,802 37,157 139,077 116,004 (126,539) (10,535) 0 (45,681) (14,710) (70,926) (0.27) (0.27)

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Source: GLOBAL CROSSING LTD, 10-K, March 17, 2000